Waldeyer’s ring : 1520 % extranodal lymphomas 50% Waldeyer’s ring lymphomas : palatine tonsils (20% bilateral) 80% : diffuse large b cell lymphoma Ederly males and present as tonsillar swelling, cervical adenopathy, dysphagia, odynophagia, or a sore throat. Systemic symptoms such as fever, weight loss, and night sweatsReferences 1. Marinho Marques et al: Prognostic Biomarkers and EBV Infection Research in Diffuse Large BCell Lymphoma of the Palatine Tonsils. International Scholarly Research Network ISRN Oncology, Volume 2012, Article ID 652682, 7 pages doi:10.5402201265268. 2. Meera Niranjan et al: Lymphomas of palatine tonsil in patients at a tertiary care centre in oastal India: A tenyear case analysis. Biomedicine: 2022; 42(3): 504510 May June 2022. 3 .Wulyo Rajabato et al: Unilateral Tonsillar Swelling as a Manifestation of Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL): Case Report. MAEDICA – a ournal of Clinical Medicine 2021; 16(4): 750752.
Waldeyer’s ring / diffuse large B-cell lymphoma Duong Xuan Tung ENT-MEDIC Waldeyer’s ring : 15-20 % extranodal lymphomas 50% Waldeyer’s ring lymphomas : palatine tonsils (20% bilateral) 80% : diffuse large b cell lymphoma Ederly males and present as tonsillar swelling, cervical adenopathy, dysphagia, odynophagia, or a sore throat Systemic symptoms such as fever, weight loss, and night sweats References Marinho Marques et al: Prognostic Biomarkers and EBV Infection Research in Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma of the Palatine Tonsils International Scholarly Research Network ISRN Oncology, Volume 2012, Article ID 652682, pages doi:10.5402/2012/65268 Meera Niranjan et al: Lymphomas of palatine tonsil in patients at a tertiary care centre in oastal India: A ten-year case analysis Biomedicine: 2022; 42(3): 504-510 May - June 2022 Wulyo Rajabato et al: Unilateral Tonsillar Swelling as a Manifestation of Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL): Case Report MAEDICA – a ournal of Clinical Medicine 2021; 16(4): 750-752