Open AccessRare clinical presentation of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma as otitis media and facial palsy
Author(s) -
Sirisha Rani Siddiahgari,
Pallavi Yerukula,
Lokesh Lingappa,
Latha Subramanya Moodahadu
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of pediatric neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1998-3948
pISSN - 1817-1745
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1745.181252
Subject(s) - medicine , otitis , presentation (obstetrics) , palsy , diffuse large b cell lymphoma , lymphoma , differential diagnosis , facial paralysis , middle ear , temporal bone , radiology , pathology , surgery , alternative medicine
Extra nodal presentation of Non Hodgkins Lymphoma (NHL) is a rare entity, and data available about the NHL that primarily involves of middle ear and mastoid is limited. We report a case of diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL), in a 2 year 8 month old boy, who developed otalgia and facial palsy. Computed tomography revealed a mass in the left mastoid. Mastoid exploration and histopathological examination revealed DLBCL. This case highlights the importance of considering malignant lymphoma as one of the differential diagnosis in persistent otitis media and/facial palsy.