Primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the nasal bone and palate: An unusual clinical presentation

Elisabeth B Abeles; Kavita Umrau; Mingyang L Gray; Kofi D Boahene

doi:10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_410_21

Primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the nasal bone and palate: An unusual clinical presentation

J Oral Maxillofac Pathol. 2022 Oct-Dec;26(4):572-575. doi: 10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_410_21. Epub 2022 Dec 22.

Authors

Elisabeth B Abeles¹, Kavita Umrau², Mingyang L Gray¹, Kofi D Boahene¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology, Division of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
² Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.

Abstract

Primary bone lymphomas account for 3-5% of extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphomas in adults and are typically present in the axial skeleton and weight-bearing bones. We present a unique case of primary bone diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) of the nasal bone and palate. We discuss the pathologic and radiologic findings and review the current literature and clinical management to highlight how this unusual clinical entity should be considered in differential diagnoses of head and neck bone masses.

Keywords: Bone; diffuse; large B-cell; lymphoma; nasal; non-Hodgkin; palate.

Publication types

Case Reports