B Cell Lymphoma Underlying Paraffinoma of Glabella

J Craniofac Surg. 2017 May;28(3):798-800. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000003551.

Abstract

Soft tissue reactions to paraffin include inflammation, fibrosis, disfigurement, and granulomatous inflammation with foreign body giant cell reaction. The authors report the case of a 77-year-old woman with cutaneous marginal zone B cell lymphoma located on glabella, arising in association with underlying paraffinoma. While it is unclear whether the implant directly contributed to the development of lymphoma, this association has not been previously documented, prompting this report.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Facial Neoplasms / complications*
  • Facial Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Facial Neoplasms / therapy
  • Female
  • Granuloma, Foreign-Body / chemically induced
  • Granuloma, Foreign-Body / complications*
  • Granuloma, Foreign-Body / diagnosis
  • Granuloma, Foreign-Body / therapy
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / complications*
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / diagnosis
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / therapy
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Paraffin / adverse effects*
  • Positron-Emission Tomography

Substances

  • Paraffin