Infectious mononucleosis in the nasopharynx with a histological picture of malignant lymphoma

T Takimoto; S Tanaka; S Ishikawa; R Umeda

doi:10.1007/BF00457992

Infectious mononucleosis in the nasopharynx with a histological picture of malignant lymphoma

Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 1988;245(6):348-50. doi: 10.1007/BF00457992.

Authors

T Takimoto¹, S Tanaka, S Ishikawa, R Umeda

Affiliation

¹ Department of Otolaryngology School of Medicine Kanazawa University, Japan.

PMID: 3248072
DOI: 10.1007/BF00457992

Abstract

The present report describes the case history of an 8-year-old girl with a suspected malignant lymphoma of the nasopharynx that was subsequently proven to be due to infectious mononucleosis. The literature is reviewed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Humans
Infectious Mononucleosis / pathology*
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / pathology*
Nasopharyngeal Diseases / pathology*
Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / pathology*