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Tuesday 2 January 2018

CASE 469: T CELL LYMPHOMA OF SUBMANDIBULAR NODES, Dr PHAN THANH HAI, MEDIC MEDICAL CENTER, HCMC


Man 30 yo, detected 3 months ago submandibular nodules, subcutaneous neck , no fever.


Ultrasound of the neck
US 1: normal thyroid , and subcutaneous nodule is round, black like a cyst .


US 2:  Lymph nodes have the hilus.


US 3:  CDI  Hypervascular with the vascular tree.

  

US 4: MP4  VIDEO



US 5:  PW DOPPLER  RI  0.56,  PSV  46cm/S 


US 6:  ELASTOSCAN  = 2 kPa


Clinical suspected  lymph node lymphoma.
Blood test   EBV IgG positive   118.5 UI/mL,  IgM  negative.

BETAMICROGLOBULINE IN BLOOD TEST IS  LOWER  = 1412   (  NORMAL CUT- OFF=  2164)    
HISTOBIOCHEMYSTRY  REPORT  IS  T-CELL LYMPHOMA

DISCUSSION= THE  NODULE IS LYMPH NODE  HAVING HILUS  AND  HYPOECHOIC  LIKE CYST ;  ELASTOSCAN IS VERY SOFT = 2 kPa   LOOKED LIKE LYMPHOMA.


Structure of lymph node.


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