Primary nasopharyngeal Hodgkin’s disease occurs in less than %1 of all Hodgkin’s disease cases. With appropriate treatment, the prognosis for this particular type of Hodgkin’s Lenfoma is favorable. Most documented cases of Hodgkin’s Lenfoma are either stage 1 or 2 patients. A 53-year-old male patient presented with bilateral nasal obstruction. Endoscopic examination of the nasal cavity revealed a mass arising from the nasopharynx. After the excision histopatological study reported the case to be classic Hodgkin’s Lenfoma, of a nodular sclerosis type. Bone marrow core biopsy, scanning of chest, abdomen and neck were normal. Further positron emission tomographic scan also showed no abnormalities. The patient was considered to have stage 1EA nasopharyngeal Hodgkin’s Lenfoma and was treated with radiotherapy and 6 cycles of chemothreapy. We aim to present this uncommon case of Hodgkin’s Lenfoma confined to the nasopharynx with a review of the literature.
Key Words: Hodgkin’s disease; Nasopharynx; Prognosis.
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