Lymphoma found in nasal cavity during a dacryocystorhinostomy
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Malignant tumors in sinonasal areas constitute 3% – 5% of all malignant tumors, of which non–Hodgkin lymphomas developing from B cells are those most commonly found. Nasal cavity involvement is described between 1.5% and 15% and is usually found in patients who are in their seventies or eighties. It is more commonly found in women than in men and there is predisposition in Asians. Its histology has been found as non-primary epithelial tumors. Many patients in case series had been diagnosed with primary tumor in other places prior to the presentation of nasal symptoms such as nasal obstruction, epistaxis, edema, headache, and blurred vision. This article describes the case report of a male patient diagnosed with chronic lymphoid leukemia residing in Buenos Aires. While the patient was undergoing a dacryocystorhinostomy, a lymphoid tissue was found in the right nostril without previous presentation of nasal symptoms, palpable mass, or systemic symptoms.
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