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Intestinal Perforation/diagnosis , Mediastinal Emphysema/diagnostic imaging , Rectal Diseases/diagnosis , Rectum/injuries , Subcutaneous Emphysema/diagnostic imaging , Adult , Fractures, Bone/complications , Humans , Intestinal Perforation/complications , Intestinal Perforation/surgery , Male , Mediastinal Emphysema/etiology , Pelvic Bones/injuries , Rectal Diseases/complications , Rectal Diseases/surgery , Subcutaneous Emphysema/etiology , Wounds, Penetrating/complicationsABSTRACT
We describe an exceptionally rare case of a male patient with newly diagnosed advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, who presented with a plasmablastic lymphoma involving the right maxillary alveolar ridge with associated cervical lymphadenopathy. On a staging positron emission tomography computed tomography (PET-CT) scan, he was incidentally found to have an endotracheal tumour involving the anterolateral aspect of the mid-trachea. The tumour appeared to be well-vascularised at bronchoscopy and was confirmed as well-differentiated plasmablastic lymphoma. Plasmablastic lymphoma is a rare form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and is associated with HIV. Tracheal involvement to the extent seen in our patient is exceptionally rare, and, to the best of our knowledge, has never been described.
