peripheral t-cell lymphoma of the uvula: a rare entity

Introduction: extra-nodal exposition of t-cell non-hodgkin lymphoma (nhl) is extremely rare, and is frequently observed in patients with immune system dysfunction. peripheral t-cell lymphoma does not express cd56- is rare. malignant lymphoma of the uvula is exceedingly unusual. the current study reported a case of peripheral t-cell lymphoma of the uvula in an immunecompetent patient. case presentation: the current study reported a case of peripheral t-cell lymphoma of the uvula in a 54-year-old male patient. the diagnosis was based on excisional biopsy and ancillary techniques. the patient was referred to the hemato-oncology ward for treatment. conclusion: considering the fact that the presentation of peripheral t-cell nhl in uvula is uncommon, a high index of suspicion is necessary to diagnose this grave disease. to the best of authors` knowledge, this case is the third case of t-cell lymphoma of the uvula in the english literature.