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Lymphoblastic lymphoma/leukaemia presenting as perichondritis or the pinna

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

R. Indudharan ,
T. Arni ,
K. K. Myint  and
N. Jackson
R. Indudharan*
Affiliation:
Department of ORL, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia.
T. Arni
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan, Kuantan, Malaysia.
K. K. Myint
Affiliation:
Department of ORL, Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan, Kuantan, Malaysia.
N. Jackson
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kelantan, Malaysia.
*
Address for correspondence: R. Indudharan, Department of ORL, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia. 16150 Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia. Fax: 60-9-7653370 Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Extra-nodal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) of the pinna has only been reported once in a patient with immunodeficiency. We report an unusual case of lymphoblastic lymphoma in a patient without any immunodeficiency, presenting as an inflammatory lesion of the pinna, which illustrates the need to biopsy any nonhealing lesion as soon as possible to ensure that such a treatable malignancy is diagnosed at an early stage.

Keywords

LymphomaEar, external
Type
Pathology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 112 , Issue 6 , June 1998 , pp. 592 - 594
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998

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