Burkitt Lymphoma of the Temporal Bone

Case report: Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the temporal bone in children: Challenging diagnosis of a rare disease with some pitfalls

A 4‐year‐old girl was admitted to hospital with disturbance of balance. After being questioned, parents remembered an otitis with effusion 3 months earlier. CT‐scans revealed destruction of both temporal bones. Initial biopsy showed granulomatous, necrotic inflammation, which led to comprehensive differential diagnoses. A second tissue sample confirmed Langerhans cell histiocytosis.

Primary Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma of the temporal bone: A rare case report

INTRODUCTION

Primary lymphoma of the temporal bone is extremely rare, difficult to diagnose and to manage. It is essential that the clinician keeps in mind the possibility of this pathology as a differential diagnosis with the infections resistant to the usual treatment.

CASE REPORT

We report a rare case of a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in a 70-year-old- woman, with history of diabetes. The pathological study was in favor of a Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma of the Temporal Bone.

DISCUSSION

Lymphomas defined as malignant monoclonal proliferation of lymphoid cells, are not uncommon in the head and neck region. Literature presents with few cases.

CONCLUSION

The aim of this article is to report a rare case of a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with primary mastoid and external auditory canal infiltration without systemic involvement initially presented as a benign ear infection.