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.