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Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the lacrimal sac and concomitant pansinusitis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

H. El-Hakim  and
D. A. Nunez
H. El-Hakim*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK.
D. A. Nunez
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr H. El-Hakim, F.R.C.S. (Ed.) ENT Department, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill, AberdeenAB9 2ZB. Fax: 01224 840900
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Abstract

Paranasal sinus disease has an established propensity to breach anatomical barriers and present with orbital clinical features. Lacrimal sac lymphomas on the other hand are rare, usually present in males in the sixth decade and 50 per cent of cases have systemic rymphoma/leukaemia. Atypical presentations of lymphomas at this and other sites are reported in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The clinical features, investigations and treatment of a young human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) sero-negative woman with a non-Hodgkin's lymphoma localized to the lacrimal sac and presenting with a concomitant ipsilateral pan-sinusitis is described. The importance of submitting surgical material for pathological investigation is stressed.

Keywords

Lacrimal apparatusLymphoma, non-Hodgkin'sSinusitis
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 112 , Issue 10 , October 1998 , pp. 969 - 970
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998

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