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Pseudolymphoma of the parapharyngeal space

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Barbara Kreel
Affiliation:
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
John S. Rubin*
Affiliation:
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York.
Elaine S. Jaffe
Affiliation:
Hematopathology Section, NCI, Bethesda, Maryland.
*
Dr John S. Rubin, M.D., F.A.C.S., 48 Sagamore Road, Bronxville, N.Y. 10708, U.S.A.

Abstract

A case report of pseudolymphoma of the parapharyngeal space is presented, together with a literature review of pseudolymphoma and management suggestions for such lesions when they occur in the head and neck. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this represents the first case report of pseudolymphoma presenting within the parapharyngeal space. The key to management of these lesions is based on accurate diagnosis, with differentiation of pseudolymphoma from lymphocytic lymphoma, the disease process which it mimics.

Type
Clinical Records
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1991

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