PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Sonal Amit
AU  - Neetu Purwar
AU  - Asha Agarwal
AU  - Devendra Lalchandani
TI  - Tonsillar follicular lymphoma in a child
AID  - 10.1136/bcr-2012-006848
DP  - 2012 Nov 27
TA  - BMJ Case Reports
PG  - bcr2012006848
VI  - 2012
4099  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2012/bcr-2012-006848.short
4100  - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2012/bcr-2012-006848.full
AB  - Follicular lymphomas (FL) are among the most common non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) in adults. However, they are rare in children making up less than 3% of paediatric NHL cases. They occur most commonly in the head and neck region, lymph nodes or tonsils, with occasional extra-nodal occurrences. Distinction of FL from potentially clonal but, reactive follicular hyperplasia is important. We report a case of a 6-year-old male child presenting with night stridor since 6 months. Clinical examination revealed asymmetrical enlargement of the left tonsil. Routine left tonsillectomy was performed and the specimen was sent for histopathological examination. Diagnosis of follicular lymphoma was made on histopathological examination and further confirmed by immunohistochemistry.