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Lymphoma of the maxillary sinus in a patient infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1

✍ Scribed by Dr. Jeffrey Goldstein; Dr. John Rubin; Dr. Norwin Becker; Dr. Franklin Moser; Dr. Martin Silverstein; Dr. Lawrence Davis

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1991
Tongue
English
Weight
663 KB
Volume
13
Category
Article
ISSN
1043-3074

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✦ Synopsis

A 27-year-old woman with a history of intravenous drug abuse presented with a stage IE, diffuse, large cell lymphoma of the right maxillary sinus. A test for antibodies to the human immunodeficiency virus was positive. The patient was treated with systemic chemotherapy and local maxillary sinus irradiation which resulted in complete regression of the disease. Therapy was complicated by mucositis, neutropenia, and opportunistic infections. This is the first case report to discuss the presentation and treatment of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)- related lymphoma of the maxillary sinus. HEAD & NECK

1991 ;13:355-358

Non-Hodgkins lymphoma (NHL) may be the presenting or the only manifestation of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).1-4 Eventually, up to 10% of seropositive patients will develop some form of lymph~rna.~ These lymphomas are usually high grade, B cell tumors and tend to develop in extranodal From the Departments of Radiation Oncology (Drs. Goldstein, Silverstein, and Davis), Otorhinolaryngology (Dr. Rubin). Pathology (Dr.

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