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Query: UMLS:C0242429 (
sore throat
)
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Tonsillar lymphoma usually presents as unilateral or bilateral enlargement or as an ulcerative or fungating lesions. Most lymphomas that involve the tonsils are diffuse large B-cell lymphomas and primary low grade lymphomas are exceptional. We report a case of primary B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (
CLL/SLL
) affecting tonsils with interfollicular pattern of infiltration in a 54-year-old female who clinically presented with bilateral tonsillar enlargement,
sore throat
, dysphagia and respiratory difficulty, unresponsive to the conservative treatment. To the best of our knowledge, till date only six cases of
CLL/SLL
infiltrating tonsils have been reported in the English literature, three of these were known cases of
CLL/SLL
prior to tonsillectomy. In the present case diagnosis of
CLL/SLL
was first time established on tonsillar histomorphology and that too with an unusual interfollicular pattern of infiltration.
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PMID:Bilateral Tonsillar Enlargement as a First Manifestation of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma with an Unusual Interfollicular Pattern of Infiltration. 2740 79
