Adouani A, Bouguila J, Jeblaoui Y, Ben Aicha M, Abdelali MA, Hellali M, Zitouni K, Amani L, Issam Z. B-cell lymphoma of the mandible: a case report.
Clin Med Oncol 2008;
2:445-50. [PMID:
21892315 PMCID:
PMC3161690 DOI:
10.4137/cmo.s366]
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Abstract
Introduction
The mandible is an infrequent localisation of primary osseous non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas. Few cases of mandibular non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas (NHL) have been reported.
Case report
A rare condition of primary malignant non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma of the mandible in 53-year-old man, was reported at the Department of Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery in Charles Nicolle Hospital (Tunis, Tunisia).
Histologic and Immunohistochemical (IHC) examination Confirmed a B-Cell lymphoma.
Discussion
The purpose of this report is to describe this rare case of NHL of the mandible, explore the diagnosis and workup, and discuss treatment strategies.
In this localisation, neither the clinical features nor the radiologic appearances are often pathognomonic.
Conclusion
Particular care must be taken to consider lymphoma in the differential diagnosis because this uncommon lesion can pose significant diagnostic problems and is frequently misdiagnosed.
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