[HIV-associated plasmablastic lymphoma of the paranasal sinuses : An incidental finding]

HNO. 2018 Feb;66(2):144-147. doi: 10.1007/s00106-017-0373-5.
[Article in German]

Abstract

A 48-year-old female patient presented to the ENT department of the University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz with subfebrile temperatures, one-sided nasal obstruction, and left-sided cephalgia. Clinical examination and CT scans showed a mass occupying the left nasal cavity and left paranasal sinuses. Further diagnosis and histopathological examination showed an HIV-associated plasmablastic lymphoma of the left paranasal sinuses. This case report with literature review discusses the diagnosis and treatment of this rare nasal tumor.

Keywords: Diagnosis and therapy; HIV; Lymphoma; Nasal obstruction; Paranasal sinus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • HIV Infections* / complications
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings
  • Middle Aged
  • Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms* / virology
  • Plasmablastic Lymphoma* / virology