Extranodal (not necessarily extralymphatic) sites in
the upper aerodigestive tract
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Nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses: NK/T-cell
lymphomas (Eastern Asia and South America) and
DLBCL (Western countries)
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Pharynx (most often in Waldeyer’s ring: lymphatic tissue
formed by palatine tonsils, adenoids in posterior
nasopharynx, lingual tonsil, and intervening lymphoid
tissues): DLBCL
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Oral cavity, larynx and hyphopharynx: rare, include
indolent lymphomas, mantle cell lymphomas and DLBCL
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Parotid and other salivary glands: MALT lymphomas