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Category: Volume 06 Issue 02 February 2018
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Title: T Lymphoblastic Lymphomas: Two Unsuspected Cases in Head and Neck Region

Authors: Pooja Prapanna, Neelam Wadhwa, Preeti Diwaker,  Nadeem Tanveer, Vinod K. Arora, Anupama Tandon

 DOI:  https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v6i2.205

Abstract

Introduction

Extra-nodal Non Hodgkin lymphomas with involvement of soft tissues and bone destruction as a primary event are very rare. Few reported cases have been of B cell origin the most common culprit being Burkitt lymphoma. (salamao)  Soft tissue involvement in NHL is often limited to immunocompromised individuals. 1,2  We report two rare cases of T-cell lymphoma  involving head and neck region soft tissues in  pediatric patients with no known immunological deficit.

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Corresponding Author

Pooja Prapanna