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Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases > Nose Diseases > Granuloma, Lethal Midline
Respiratory Tract Diseases > Nose Diseases > Granuloma, Lethal Midline

Preferred term

Granuloma, Lethal Midline  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A condition that is characterized by inflammation, ulceration, and perforation of the nose and the PALATE with progressive destruction of midline facial structures. This syndrome can be manifested in several diseases including the nasal type of EXTRANODAL NK-T-CELL LYMPHOMA and GRANULOMATOSIS WITH POLYANGIITIS. A condition that is characterized by multiple sites of lymphoid infiltration, often with an aggressive, necrotizing lesion of the upper airway. The term was used as a synonym for lethal midline granuloma.

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Synonym(s)

  • Lethal Midline Granuloma

In other languages

  • French

  • GMCF
  • Granulome centro-facial
  • Granulome malin centro-facial
  • Granulome malin centrofacial
  • Granulome malin de la face

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-NKZ5PVMQ-C

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