[Unilateral tonsillar enlargement and malignant tonsillar lymphoma].

OBJECTIVE

To study clinic characters of malignant lymphoma in patients with unilateral tonsillar enlargement for early discover and synthetic therapy clinic characters of malignant lymphoma patients with unilateral tonsillar enlargement for early discover and synthetic therapy.

METHOD: 10 cases of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) out of 100 unilateral tonsillar enlargement patients given tonsillectomy were treated with combined chemotherapy. 8 cases of 10 underwent local radiotherapy after operation.

RESULT: 5 years survival rate was 60% in 10 patients with NHL.

CONCLUSION

Progressing unilateral swollen tonsil found in a short time with suspicious appearance should be given tonsillectomy for histopathology; upper airway and systematic symptoms such as fever and rigors, night sweats; lymphatic enlargement in cervical, axillary, inguinal region; hepatosplenomegaly should be thought of main traits of malignant lymphoma, and hyposensitivity to medicine should be taken malignant lymphoma into account.