Abstract
The palatine tonsil is an important component of Waldeyer's ring and a site commonly involved by lymphoma. Interestingly, although it is a site of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT), primary MALT lymphoma of the palatine tonsil is rare, especially with prominent plasmacytic differentiation. A 59-year-old woman presented to the hospital with a 1-month history of odynophagia. The patient had no fever or pruritus during this period and she declared no family history of hematolymphoid malignancy. Histopathological examination demonstrated effacement of tonsil architecture; normal follicles were replaced by plasmacytoid tumor cells and small lymphocytes. The tumor cells expanded the marginal zone and infiltrated interfollicular regions, as well as scattered residual follicles. Immunostaining showed tumor cells positive for cluster of differentiation (CD)20, CD79a, paired box-5, Mum 1, and B cell lymphoma (Bcl)-2, and negative for CD5, CD 23, cyclin D1, Bcl-6, and CD10. Staining for κ and λ showed prominent light chain restriction. The tumor was classified as tonsil MALT lymphoma with prominent plasmacytic differentiation. After the patient was diagnosed with MALT lymphoma with prominent plasmacytic differentiation, she underwe...Continue Reading
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