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Fulltext Neuroendocrine carcinoma of tonsil presented with axillary lymph node metastasis: Management dilemma

Kamarudin Z, Jamaluddin N, Latar NHM, Pauzi SHM, Muhammad R

J Cancer Res Ther, 2023 Oct 01;19(7):2104-2107.

PMID: 38376332 DOI: 10.4103/jcrt.jcrt_1506_21

High-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) of the tonsil is rare and has a poor prognosis. The usual presentation is a neck mass with locoregional cervical lymphadenopathy. An axillary lymphadenopathy as a primary presentation of NEC of the tonsils is uncommon and challenging to treat. Tonsil neuroendocrine tumors display aggressive behaviors associated with early recurrence and metastasis after surgical resection. Managing this condition is demanding compared to NECs of gastrointestinal origin since, to date, the management of head-and-neck neuroendocrine tumors is still not well established. We present a 49-year-old female with a rare case of NEC of the tonsil presenting primarily with axillary lymph nodes metastasis. The patient's axillary lymph node was biopsied and revealed a Grade III neuroendocrine tumor. A positron emission tomography (PET) scan was done in searching of a primary lesion and showed a highly metabolic mass of the left tonsil as well as a left axillary lymph node suggestive of metastasis. The patient has been managed with a multimodality approach, with a combination of chemotherapy regimen and surgical resection of the axillary lymph node. Subsequent PET scan evaluation showed a complete response of the primary tumor with residual left axillary lymph node metastasis. NECs of tonsil presented with axillary lymph nodes metastasis is rare and has a poor prognostic outcome. It poses a dilemma with regard to management, as surgical resection of the metastasis is not promising given the possibility of early recurrence.

Matched MeSH terms: Lymphadenopathy*

Fulltext Kimura's Disease: Diagnostic Challenge and Treatment Modalities

Sia KJ, Kong CK, Tan TY, Tang IP

Med J Malaysia, 2014 Dec;69(6):281-3.

PMID: 25934961

CASE REPORT: Five cases of Kimura's disease had been treated in our centre from year 2003 to 2010. All cases were presented with head and neck mass with cervical lymphadenopathy. Surgical excision was performed for all cases. Definite diagnosis was made by histopathological examination of the resected specimens. One out of five cases developed tumour recurrence four years after resection.

CONCLUSION: Surgical excision is our choice of treatment because the outcome is immediate and definite tissue diagnosis is feasible after resection. Oral corticosteroid could be considered as an option in advanced disease. However, tumour recurrence is common after cessation of steroid therapy.

Matched MeSH terms: Lymphadenopathy

A rare case of inguinal kimura disease

Gregory X, Soon NI, Nur Aklina R

Med J Malaysia, 2018 10;73(5):326-327.

PMID: 30350814 MyJurnal

Kimura's disease is a rare chronic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology, commonly presenting with painless lymphadenopathy and subcutaneous masses in the head and neck regions.1 However, presentations with inguinal lymphadenopathy are rare and mimics other differentials, may pose a diagnostic challenge. We present a case of a 50-year-old male, with right inguinal swelling for one month duration that was finally diagnosed with Kimura's Disease after a multitude of investigations to rule out differentials of lymphadenopathy, delaying conclusive treatment. Specialized test had been done resonated with the histopathological findings only. We report this case to increase awareness of Kimura's Disease.

Matched MeSH terms: Lymphadenopathy

Fulltext Nasopharyngeal melioidosis: a case report

Mohan A, Yeong LC, Kumarasamy G, Manan K

J Infect Dev Ctries, 2023 Jun 30;17(6):886-890.

PMID: 37406064 DOI: 10.3855/jidc.17821

A 12-year-old boy was admitted after 11 days of fever and 2 days of nasal obstruction as well as swelling of a right cervical lymph node. Nasal endoscopy and computed tomography of the neck showed a nasopharyngeal mass occupying the entire nasopharynx, extending into the nasal cavity, and obliterating the fossa of Rosenmuller. Abdominal ultrasonography revealed a small solitary splenic abscess. Although a nasopharyngeal tumor or malignancy was initially considered, biopsy of the mass showed only suppurative granulomatous inflammation, and bacterial culture from the enlarged cervical lymph node yielded Burkholderia pseudomallei. The symptoms, nasopharyngeal mass, and cervical lymph node enlargement resolved with melioidosis-directed antibiotic therapy. Although rarely reported, the nasopharynx may be an important primary site of infection in melioidosis patients, especially in pediatric patients.

Matched MeSH terms: Lymphadenopathy*

Fulltext Submandibular mass as a rare presentation of advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Mohamad I, Kosha MY

Malays Fam Physician, 2013;8(3):40-2.

PMID: 25893058 MyJurnal

Cervical lymphadenopathy is a common presentation of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). It can be present in the classical location of the level II or VI lymph nodes or at any other levels of the lymph nodes in the neck. NPC should be suspected when a patient presents with cervical lymphadenopathy and conductive hearing loss. A thorough endoscopic assessment of the nasopharynx should be performed to rule out this radiotherapy-curable disease at its early stage.

Matched MeSH terms: Lymphadenopathy

Chronic granulomatous mastitis with axillary lymphadenopathy in a nulliparous woman

Rajendran D, Chew BS, Wong MW, Cheong YT

Med J Malaysia, 2019 12;74(6):564-565.

PMID: 31929493

Chronic Granulomatous Mastitis (CGM) is a rare disorder and this generally occurs in young women with a recent history of lactation. Development of this disease in nulliparous women are rare with an incidence of 10%. Axillary lymphadenopathy is seen in 15% of cases diagnosed with CGM. We present a case of CGM in a 23- year-old nulliparous woman presenting with a breast mass and multiple axillary lymphadenopathy. To the best of our knowledge there are no documented cases of both these rare clinical features occurring simultaneously. The use of oral steroids prevented surgery and effectively induced remission.

Matched MeSH terms: Lymphadenopathy/diagnosis; Lymphadenopathy/etiology*

Fulltext COVIDiag: a clinical CAD system to diagnose COVID-19 pneumonia based on CT findings

Abbasian Ardakani A, Acharya UR, Habibollahi S, Mohammadi A

Eur Radiol, 2021 Jan;31(1):121-130.

PMID: 32740817 DOI: 10.1007/s00330-020-07087-y

OBJECTIVES: CT findings of COVID-19 look similar to other atypical and viral (non-COVID-19) pneumonia diseases. This study proposes a clinical computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) system using CT features to automatically discriminate COVID-19 from non-COVID-19 pneumonia patients.

METHODS: Overall, 612 patients (306 COVID-19 and 306 non-COVID-19 pneumonia) were recruited. Twenty radiological features were extracted from CT images to evaluate the pattern, location, and distribution of lesions of patients in both groups. All significant CT features were fed in five classifiers namely decision tree, K-nearest neighbor, naïve Bayes, support vector machine, and ensemble to evaluate the best performing CAD system in classifying COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 cases.

RESULTS: Location and distribution pattern of involvement, number of the lesion, ground-glass opacity (GGO) and crazy-paving, consolidation, reticular, bronchial wall thickening, nodule, air bronchogram, cavity, pleural effusion, pleural thickening, and lymphadenopathy are the significant features to classify COVID-19 from non-COVID-19 groups. Our proposed CAD system obtained the sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of 0.965, 93.54%, 90.32%, and 91.94%, respectively, using ensemble (COVIDiag) classifier.

CONCLUSIONS: This study proposed a COVIDiag model obtained promising results using CT radiological routine features. It can be considered an adjunct tool by the radiologists during the current COVID-19 pandemic to make an accurate diagnosis.

KEY POINTS: • Location and distribution of involvement, number of lesions, GGO and crazy-paving, consolidation, reticular, bronchial wall thickening, nodule, air bronchogram, cavity, pleural effusion, pleural thickening, and lymphadenopathy are the significant features between COVID-19 from non-COVID-19 groups. • The proposed CAD system, COVIDiag, could diagnose COVID-19 pneumonia cases with an AUC of 0.965 (sensitivity = 93.54%; specificity = 90.32%; and accuracy = 91.94%). • The AUC, sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy obtained by radiologist diagnosis are 0.879, 87.10%, 88.71%, and 87.90%, respectively.

Matched MeSH terms: Lymphadenopathy/pathology; Lymphadenopathy/diagnostic imaging

Fulltext Onychomadesis in a 20-Month-Old Child with Kawasaki Disease

Leung AKC, Leong KF, Lam JM

Case Rep Pediatr, 2019;2019:3156736.

PMID: 30944748 DOI: 10.1155/2019/3156736

Kawasaki disease is characterized by fever for ≥ five days, bilateral bulbar conjunctival injection without exudate, polymorphous rash changes in the extremities, oral mucosal changes, and cervical lymphadenopathy. We report a 20-month-old boy with Kawasaki disease who had onychomadesis affecting the fingernails and toenails bilaterally. To our knowledge, there were three reported cases of onychomadesis associated with Kawasaki disease, to which we add another one. We suggest keeping in mind the possibility of onychomadesis as a nail sequela of Kawasaki disease.

Matched MeSH terms: Lymphadenopathy

Fulltext Kimura disease: a differential diagnosis in a nephrotic child

Aziz, A., Mohamad, I., Zawawi, N.

Malaysian Family Physician, 2018;13(2):32-35.

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Kimura disease presents as benign lesion and is commonly present among the Asian population. It
is a disease with a favourable prognosis and a peak age of onset in the third decade. It is a chronic
inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology that involves the lymph nodes and subcutaneous
tissues of the head and neck region. We report a case of a 15-year-old boy with multiple Kimura
lymphadenopathies involving the left posterior auricular region as well as the anterior and posterior
triangles of the neck.

Matched MeSH terms: Lymphadenopathy

Fulltext Prurigo Nodularis and Hodgkin’s Lymphoma: A Rare Association

Go, Zher Lin, Low, Qin Jian, Nurul Aisyah Abd Rahman, Ng, Ling Fong, Faizah Ahmad, Lau, Ngee Siang

Borneo Journal of Medical Sciences, 2019;13(3):59-63.

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Prurigo nodularis (PN) is an uncommon skin condition known to be associated with underlying systemic diseases. This case report is about PN secondary to underlying Hodgkin’s lymphoma. A 30-year-old man presented with this skin condition three months before lymphadenopathy and systemic symptoms due to lymphoma. He had made multiple visits to general practitioners for the disturbing rash, given multiple courses of topical treatment without relief. His PN showed marked improvement after initiation of chemotherapy. This case reminds that an unexplained skin condition should prompt clinicians for investigating for an underlying systemic disease. This case, to our knowledge, is the first Hodgkin’s lymphoma-associated prurigo nodularis reported in Malaysia.

Matched MeSH terms: Lymphadenopathy

Fulltext Kimura Disease: A differential diagnosis in a nephrotic child

Aziz A, Mohamad I, Zawawi N

Malays Fam Physician, 2018;13(2):32-35.

PMID: 30302182

Kimura disease presents as benign lesion and is commonly present among the Asian population. It is a disease with a favourable prognosis and a peak age of onset in the third decade. It is a chronic inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology that involves the lymph nodes and subcutaneous tissues of the head and neck region. We report a case of a 15-year-old boy with multiple Kimura lymphadenopathies involving the left posterior auricular region as well as the anterior and posterior triangles of the neck.

Matched MeSH terms: Lymphadenopathy

Fulltext Kimura's Disease: A Rare Cause of Nephrotic Syndrome with Lymphadenopathy

Othman SK, Daud KM, Othman NH

Malays J Med Sci, 2011 Oct;18(4):88-90.

PMID: 22589678

Kimura's disease is a rare condition and typically presents as non-tender subcutaneous swellings in the head and neck region, usually in the pre-auricular and submandibular areas. It is associated with lymphadenopathy (both local and distal), marked peripheral eosinophilia, and an elevated IgE level. It can easily be mistaken for a malignant disorder. Fine needle aspiration can be misleading, and a diagnosis is established only by histopathological examination. Renal involvement, which may affect up to 60% of patients, is the only systemic manifestation. We report a case of Kimura's disease in a Malay patient who was associated with steroid-responsive nephrotic syndrome.

Matched MeSH terms: Lymphadenopathy

Muscular sarcocystosis: an index case in a native Malaysian

Mohammad N, Besari AM, Nair PK, Wan Ghazali WS

BMJ Case Rep, 2017 Jul 26;2017.

PMID: 28747414 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2017-220490

A previously healthy 20-year-old man presented with prolonged intermittent low grade fever and cough for 6months. He had bilateral calf pain and lower limb weakness 2days prior to admission. Physical examination revealed multiple enlarged lymph nodes with hepatomegaly. There was bilateral calf tenderness with evidence of proximal myopathy. Full blood picture showed lymphocytosis with reactive lymphocytes and eosinophilia. Creatine kinase and lactate dehydrogenase were markedly elevated. Over 2 weeks of admission, patient was treated symptomatically until the muscle biopsy of right calf revealed eosinophilic myositis with muscular sarcocystosis. He was treated with albendazole and high-dose corticosteroids. Symptoms subsided on reviewed at 2weeks and the dose of corticosteroid was tapered down slowly over a month. Due to poor compliance, he was readmitted 1month later because of relapsed. High-dose corticosteroid was restarted and duration for albendazole was prolonged for 1month. His symptom finally resolved over 2weeks.

Matched MeSH terms: Lymphadenopathy/etiology*

Fatal septicemic shock associated with Strongyloides stercoralis infection in a patient with angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma: a case report and literature review

Abdelrahman MZ, Zeehaida M, Rahmah N, Norsyahida A, Madihah B, Azlan H, et al.

Parasitol Int, 2012 Sep;61(3):508-11.

PMID: 22575692 DOI: 10.1016/j.parint.2012.04.005

Strongyloides stercoralis infection can persist in the host for several decades, and patients with cancer and other clinical conditions who are exposed to immunosuppressive therapy are at risk of developing hyperinfection.

Matched MeSH terms: Immunoblastic Lymphadenopathy/complications; Immunoblastic Lymphadenopathy/drug therapy; Immunoblastic Lymphadenopathy/parasitology; Immunoblastic Lymphadenopathy/pathology*

Fong W, Liew I, Tan D, Lim KH, Low A, Leung YY

Clin Exp Rheumatol, 2018 05 24;36 Suppl 112(3):89-93.

PMID: 29846168

OBJECTIVES: To describe the features and treatment outcomes of IgG4-RD in multi-ethnic patients in Singapore.
METHODS: Retrospective study was performed on IgG4-RD patients identified from patient databases in a tertiary hospital.
RESULTS: Fourty-two patients (76% male) were included; 79% fulfilled the 2011 comprehensive diagnostic criteria for IgG4-RD for definite IgG4-RD. 81% were Chinese and 19% were Malays. Common initial manifestations included jaundice (52%), abdominal pain (36%) and swollen salivary glands (26%). Only 36% had a history of allergy. 83% had ≥ 1 organ involvement. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, immunoglobulin E, IgG2 and IgG4 levels were elevated in 84%, 100%, 70% and 44% of patients, respectively. The most common histopathological feature was >10 IgG4+ cells per high power field (66%). 94% (34/36) of patients were treated with moderate to high doses of glucocorticoids, including 17 patients with combination immunosuppressants. Of these, all patients responded to therapy by 3 months. With a median (range) follow-up of 4.1 (0.4-13.8) years, 69% (25/36) needed low dose of glucocorticoids to maintain disease remission. Twenty-six per cent had relapse of disease, of which 82% had disease recurrence in the same organs.
CONCLUSIONS: Pancreatitis, lymphoadenopathy and cholangitis were the commonest manifestations in Asians with IgG4-RD. All patients responded to glucocorticoid therapy by 3 months, two-thirds required maintenance therapy with glucocorticoids, and one-quarter developed relapse of disease.

Matched MeSH terms: Lymphadenopathy/diagnosis; Lymphadenopathy/drug therapy*; Lymphadenopathy/ethnology; Lymphadenopathy/immunology

Fulltext Peripancreatic tuberculous lymphadenitis in an immunocompetent patient

Palaniappan S, Aizan H

Med J Malaysia, 2014 Aug;69(4):184-6.

PMID: 25500847 MyJurnal

Tuberculosis, an ancient disease continues to be a health care burden in Malaysia in the 21st century. Extrapulmonary tuberculosis is a less common presentation of tuberculosis and in particular peripancreatic tuberculous lymphadenitis is rarely seen. We report a case of a young immunocompetent boy presenting with a two month history of non productive chronic cough associated with loss of appetite and loss of weight. Investigations including CT Scan and Endoscopic ultrasound revealed multiple mediastinal lymphadenopathy and peripancreatic lymphadenopathy with central caseation necrosis. Histology of cervical lymph node was suggestive of tuberculosis and mycobacterium PCR was positive. The patient was subsequently treated with antituberculous therapy and had marked clinical improvement of his symptoms. This case outlines a rare presentation of a common disease and the application of newer investigative tools in making the diagnosis.

Matched MeSH terms: Lymphadenopathy

Post transplant lymphoproliferative disorder: a case series and review of literature

Cader RA, Mohd R, Gafor HA, Kong NC

EXCLI J, 2013;12:144-9.

PMID: 26417223

Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder (PTLD) is a recognized complication exclusive to solid organ transplant recipients and carries a high mortality. We retrospectively reviewed records of all renal transplant recipients under follow up at our institution over the last seven years (2005-2011). We reviewed the patient characteristics, immunosuppression regimen and risk factors for the development of PTLD and its outcomes in our transplant cohort. Four out of 63 patients were diagnosed with PTLD. PTLD was incidentally diagnosed on a transplant biopsy that was performed for an unexplained rise in serum creatinine in three patients. The fourth patient presented with left submandibular lymphadenopathy. Majority presented within 18 months of renal transplantation. After the diagnosis of PTLD on graft biopsy, all patients were fully investigated and two patients had systemic involvement. In the patients with systemic involvement, reduction of immunosuppression and anti B cell therapy with Rituximab was used with good success. The patient with submandibular lymphadenopathy received chemotherapy in addition to reduction of immunosuppression. Three PTLD cases were polyclonal and diagnosed early whereas the fourth case was monoclonal. PTLD can sometimes be incidentally diagnosed on an allograft biopsy performed for rejection. The incidence of PTLD in our centre is higher than reports from other centres but our outcome is good if recognised and treated early.

Matched MeSH terms: Lymphadenopathy

Unusual cause of neuropathy: extensive dural spread of primary cervical osteosarcoma

Ponnampalam SN, Tan WY, Wazir NN, George J

Acta Radiol Short Rep, 2012;1(1):1-3.

PMID: 23986826 DOI: 10.1258/arsr.2012.110028

We report a very rare case of a high grade osteosarcoma of the cervical spine in a 62-year-old woman. She presented with a relatively short history of a swelling in the posterior neck and cervical lymphadenopathy. This was associated with hoarseness of the voice, significant weight loss, and right upper arm radicular symptoms initially, progressing to paraplegia. Based on MR and CT imaging of the neck and an excision biopsy of an enlarged right supraclavicular lymph node, the histology revealed a high grade primary osteosarcoma of the cervical spine.

Matched MeSH terms: Lymphadenopathy

Primary Adenotonsillar Tuberculosis in an Immunocompetent Child -A Case Report

Lim CC, Misron K, Loong SP, Liew YT, Sawali H

Iran J Otorhinolaryngol, 2019 Sep;31(106):319-322.

PMID: 31598501

Introduction: Primary tuberculosis (TB) of the oropharynx and nasopharynx is an extremely rare form of extra-pulmonary TB in children. Primary tuberculosis occurs more likely secondary to pulmonary TB and is more common in immunocompromised patients.

Case Report: We reported the case of a young male presented with the symptoms of non-specific chronic adenotonsillitis, mild obstructive sleep apnoea, and cervical lymphadenopathy. Subsequently, he underwent adenotonsillectomy and excision of the cervical lymph node with the tissue specimens came back strongly positive for TB. Then, he started using antituberculous medication and recovered well.

Conclusion: The authors would like to highlight this rare clinical entity in which accurate diagnosis is essential for complete treatment.

Matched MeSH terms: Lymphadenopathy

Fulltext Can we confidently diagnose pilomatricoma with fine needle aspiration cytology?

Wong YP, Masir N, Sharifah NA

Malays J Med Sci, 2015 Jan-Feb;22(1):84-8.

PMID: 25892955 MyJurnal

Pilomatricomas can be confidently diagnosed cytologically due to their characteristic cytomorphological features. However, these lesions are rarely encountered by cytopathologists and thus pose a diagnostic dilemma to even experienced individuals, especially when the lesions are focally sampled. We describe two cases of histologically confirmed pilomatricoma. The first case is of a 13-year-old boy with posterior cervical 'lymphadenopathy', and the second one is of a 12-year-old girl with a lower cheek swelling. Both aspirates comprised predominantly atypical basal-like cells, with prominent nucleoli. 'Ghost cells' were readily identified by cell block in case two, but cell block in case one yielded no diagnostic material. In case two, pilomatricoma was accurately diagnosed pre-operatively. A cytological suspicion of a neoplastic process was raised in case one. Despite being diagnostically challenging, pilomatricoma can be diagnosed with careful observation of two unique cytological features of the lesions: (1) pathognomonic 'ghost cells' and (2) irregular, saw-toothed, loosely cohesive basaloid cells, with prominent nucleoli. The role of thorough sampling of the lesion, with multiple passes of various sites, cannot be overemphasized.

Matched MeSH terms: Lymphadenopathy

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