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Figure 2
Cervical computed tomography (CT ) with contrast (A –axial plane and B – reconstruction in the coronal plane)
shows a neoformation in the right tonsil causing reduced airway permeability.

Figure 3 Figure 4
Surgical specimen of the diagnostic tonsillectomy Histological images of B-cell lymphoma/grade
3B follicular lymphoma, (WHO 2017)/follicular
large cell lymphoma (WHO 2022) showing
lymphoid proliferation with nodular pattern,
without diffuse areas, and with many centroblasts;
immunohistochemical staining is positive for
CD20, CD10 (with cells in the interfollicular region),
BCL-6, and BCL-2, and negative for CD3.

and prednisone. There was no evidence of
disease recurrence or progression during the
6-month follow-up period at our hospital (the
patient chose to undergo systemic treatment
in another institution).

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