Korean J Otorhinolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.  2014 Jul;57(7):469-472. 10.3342/kjorl-hns.2014.57.7.469.

A Case of Recurred Follicular Lymphoma in Sublingual Gland after Complete Remission

• Chae R
• Lee JY
• Lee JY
• Lee SH

• KMID: 2277916
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3342/kjorl-hns.2014.57.7.469

Abstract

Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) is a group of neoplasm affecting the lymphoid system. Follicular lymphoma is typically a slow-growing, indolent form of NHL that accounts for 1/3 of all NHL. It is one of the B-cell lymphomas, generally characterized by multiple relapses after responses to a variety of therapies. When lymphoma relapses, it may occur in the same or a different part of the body from where it occurred originally. Recurrence in the primary site is most common but recurrence in other parts is rarely observed. We experienced a rare case of 70-year-old woman who complained of swelling in the left mouth floor and was diagonosed with a recurrent NHL. It recurred in the sublingual gland after a complete remission of the follicular lymphoma.

Keyword

Extra-nodal lymphoma; Follicular lymphoma; Recurrence; Sublingual gland

MeSH Terms

Aged
Female
Humans
Lymphoma
Lymphoma, B-Cell
Lymphoma, Follicular*
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
Mouth Floor
Recurrence
Sublingual Gland*