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Lymphoma of the maxillary sinus in a patient infected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1
Author(s) -
Goldstein Jeffrey,
Rubin John,
Becker Norwin,
Moser Franklin,
Silverstein Martin,
Davis Lawrence
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
head and neck
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.012
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1097-0347
pISSN - 1043-3074
DOI - 10.1002/hed.2880130415
Subject(s) - medicine , maxillary sinus , lymphoma , mucositis , neutropenia , immunodeficiency , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , chemotherapy , surgery , immunology , immune system
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.