Lymphoproliferative diseases in Otorhinolaryngology: Case series of the last 5 years
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.34631/sporl.610Keywords:
Lymphoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, plasmacytoma, cancer, head and neckAbstract
Objectives: Describe and systematize the clinical characteristics of lymphomas diagnosed in the otorhinolaryngology department of the Hospital Garcia de Orta (HGO) in the last five years.
Study design: Retrospective case revision.
Material and methods: Revision of cases diagnosed with lymphoproliferative disorders diagnosed in the otorhinolaryngology department of the HGO between 2008 and 2012. A data extraction table of the health records was made with variables defined previously between the authors.
Results: A revision of the electronic health records yielded 21 cases of lymphoma and 3 of plasmacytoma. We found a mean age of 66 years and a proportion of 1.4:1 favouring the female gender. The B cell lymphoproliferative disorder was predominant, being the culprit in 83% of the cases, of which the diffuse large B cell lymphoma was the most frequent. The three primary of locations were: cervical, oropharynx and nasal cavity in 29%, 25% and 17% cases, respectively.
Conclusions: In comparison to existing literature, we obtained similar results concerning variables like age of diagnosis, presentation locations and histology.
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