Malignant B cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the larynx in children with Wiskott Aldrich syndrome

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2003 Sep;67(9):989-93. doi: 10.1016/s0165-5876(03)00155-1.

Abstract

A 15 years old male with a primary diagnosis of Wiskott Aldrich syndrome presented a laryngeal B cell lymphoma associated with Epstein-Barr virus. A chemotherapy and a radiotherapy were started in association with an endoscopic debulking of the tumor. The child died of respiratory failure secondary to a lung infection. The incidence of NHL (non-Hodgkin's lymphoma) of laryngeal origin in infants is extremely low and to our knowledge it has never been found in Wiskott Aldrich syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Burkitt Lymphoma / etiology
  • Burkitt Lymphoma / therapy
  • Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Herpesvirus 4, Human / isolation & purification
  • Humans
  • Laryngeal Neoplasms / etiology*
  • Laryngeal Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Laryngoscopy
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / etiology*
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / therapy*
  • Male
  • Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome / complications*