Lymph node infarction and lymphoma

Authors

  • R Pai Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore
  • D Ghartimagar Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore
  • U Khadilkar Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore
  • M Pai Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore
  • A Kini Department of Surgery, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jpn.v4i7.10319

Keywords:

Immunohistochemistry, Infarction, Lymph node, Lymphoma

Abstract

Non Hodgkin lymphoma with infarction at initial presentation is rare and can be confused with an acute inflammatory process. A 47 year-old-man presented with complaint of swelling in the left parotid region for 2 weeks which increased in size with severe, continuous and throbbing pain in the last 2-3 days. A clinical diagnosis of parotid abscess was made. Incision and drainage did not yield any pus. Fine needle aspiration cytology showed a highly cellular tumor comprising of somewhat uniform round cells with granular nuclear chromatin. Ghost outline of cytoplasm was noted. A diagnosis of infarcted neoplasm of the parotid gland, probably acinic cell carcinoma was suggested. Histopathologically, it was reported as non-Hodgkin lymphoma with infarction which was confirmed by immunohistochemistry.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jpn.v4i7.10319

Journal of Pathology of Nepal (2014) Vol. 4, 591-593 

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Published

2014-04-30

How to Cite

Pai, R., Ghartimagar, D., Khadilkar, U., Pai, M., & Kini, A. (2014). Lymph node infarction and lymphoma. Journal of Pathology of Nepal, 4(7), 591–593. https://doi.org/10.3126/jpn.v4i7.10319

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 7 (2014)

Section

Case Reports