Two Cases of Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma of the Inferior Turbinate

Kim, Yun Jeong; Jeong, Jin Hyeok; Cho, Seok Hyun; Kim, Kyung Rae; Oh, Young Ha

Case Report

Journal of Rhinology 2010;17(1):51-56.
Published online May 31, 2010.

Two Cases of Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma of the Inferior Turbinate

Yun Jeong Kim, Jin Hyeok Jeong, Seok Hyun Cho, Kyung Rae Kim, Young Ha Oh

¹Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea. ent@hanyang.ac.kr
²Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.

하비갑개에 발생한 점막연관 림프조직 림프종 2례

김윤정, 정진혁, 조석현, 김경래, 오영하

한양대학교 의과대학 이비인후-두경부외과학교실,¹ 병리과학교실²

Abstract

In the anterior portion of the inferior turbinate, immune response originates actively from sustained allergenic stimulation. This response can lead to the development of a hyperplastic mass on the anterior portion of the inferior turbinate. The majority of such cases are benign chronic inflammatory lymphoid hyperplasia, but sometimes lymphoma occurs by malignant lymphocyte proliferation. The authors of this study evaluated seven patients who had a small mass on the inferior turbinate. As the result of excisional biopsy, MALT lymphoma was diagnosed in two patients and lymphoid hyperplasia in five. Immunohistochemistry is important for differential diagnosis. Complete excision was performed for initial diagnosis and treatment. Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma patients need to be evaluated for metastasis.

Key Words: Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma;Nasal cavity;Immunohistochemistry