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Primary lymphoma of the nasal septum ā case report
Cilj: Limfomi su skupina hematopoetskih tumora koji nastaju iz limfocita. Nosna Å”upljina i paranazalni sinusi rijetko su zahvaÄeni primarnim limfomom. Cilj ovog Älanka je prikazati sluÄaj pacijentice s primarnim ekstranodalnim limfomom rijetke lokalizacije. Prikaz sluÄaja: 66-godiÅ”nja pacijentica javila se u Kliniku za otorinolaringologiju zbog frontalne glavobolje i nosne kongestije. Endoskopijom nazofarinksa uoÄena je suspektna tvorba na septumu nosa u lijevoj nosnoj Å”upljini. Po uzetoj biopsiji dobio se nalaz difuznog velikostaniÄnog B-limfoma CD20+, te je potvrÄena dijagnoza B-staniÄnog limfoma nosnog septuma. ZakljuÄak: Važna je diferencijalna dijagnoza limfoma od ostalih tumora glave i vrata radi ranog postavljanja dijagnoze i adekvatnog pravovremenog lijeÄenja.Aim: Lymphomas are a group of blood cell tumors that originate from lymphocytes. The nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses are rarely affected by primary lymphomas. The purpose of this article is to show a case study of a patient with a primary extranodal lymphoma of rare origin. Case report: A 66 year-old patient presented at the Otorhinolaryngology Clinic with frontal headaches and nasal congestion. Nasal endoscopy revealed a septal mass in the left nasal cavity. Punch biopsy reported a lymphoplasmocytic diffuse B-cell lymphoma with associated markers CD20+, thus the diagnosis of B-cell lymphoma of the nasal septum was concluded. Conclusion: The differential diagnosis of lymphomas from other head and neck tumors is important because of the early staging of the disease and adequate therapy