Ahmad Monabati Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Parotid gland, Fine needle aspiration puncture, Hodgkin?s lymphoma, Nodular lymphocyte predominance subtype
Department of pathology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran,
Dr. Ahmad Monabati is working the field Department of pathology, School of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Science, Shiraz, Iran, having specialization in Parotid gland, Fine needle aspiration puncture, Hodgkin’s lymphoma, Nodular lymphocyte predominance subtype
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Author(s): Mohammad Javad Ashraf, Ahmad Monabati, Negar Taheri and Bijan Khademi
Background: Primary malignant lymphoma of the salivary glands is a very rare entity, and primary parotid Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (HL) is even rarer. It is rare in the initial evaluation to suspect a parotid tumor. Thus, it is important to keep lymphomatous involvement in mind when facing parotid masses in differential diagnosis.
Case presentation: This study presented a case of a 56-year-old male with a five-month history of left cheek enlargement. Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA) biopsy was performed with no suspicion for lymphoma. Parotidectomy was also done and nodular lymphocyte predominance HL within the parotid gland was confirmed by immunohistochemical study.
Conclusions: The Nodular Lymphocyte Predominance Hodgk... view more»