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Primary lymphoma is the most common nonepithelial malignant tumour arising from the paranasal sinus region. It occurs mostly in middle aged and elderly patients with a nonspecific clinical profile resembling that of commoner epithelial sinonasal malignancies. Modified Rappaport’s and the Working Formulation are the frequently used histopathological classification systems. Radiation therapy is the mainstay of treatment with excellent local control of the disease. Most of the failures occur at distant sites outside the treatment area or in the form of disseminateed disease. Chemotherapy, though used in limited number of patients in some series, seems to have a better role to play in the management of these tumours in future as most of the sinonasal lymphomas are of poorly differentiated variety or of unfavourable histology.
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De, S., Tanwar, R.K., Kamble, R.M. et al. Stage Ie malignant lymphoma of paranasal sinus —A report of 5 cases and review of literature. IJO & HNS 48, 41–44 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03048026
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