HODGKINS LYMPHOMA OF THE NASOPHARYNX

The lymphoid tissues of Waldeyer's ring, including the nasopharynx, ar e very rare sites for Hodgkin's disease and are considered to be relat ively resistant to it. This report of a case of Hodgkin's disease of t he post-nasal space demonstrates the difficulty of making the diagnosi s histologically and the characteristic immunohistochemical features o f this disease. Before immunohistochemistry became so widely available , some authors speculated it might be underdiagnosed (Eavey and Goodma n, 1982; O'Reilly and Kershaw, 1987). Judging by its continued rarity, this appears not to be the case.