Oral cavity non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma: Clinicopathological aspects

Background: Although oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma is a major health problem in India, oral cavity non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) is very rare. The diagnosis of oral lymphomas may be challenging because frequently there is a low index of clinical suspicion, leading to misdiagnosis and/or delay...

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Main Author:	Shweta N Kalyankar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015
Online Access:	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8738/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8738/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8738/1/P.53-55.pdf

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spelling	ukm-87382016-12-14T06:48:02Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8738/ Oral cavity non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma: Clinicopathological aspects Shweta N Kalyankar, Background: Although oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma is a major health problem in India, oral cavity non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) is very rare. The diagnosis of oral lymphomas may be challenging because frequently there is a low index of clinical suspicion, leading to misdiagnosis and/or delayed treatment. Aims and Objectives: To analyze clinicopathological aspects of patients with NHL of the oral cavity diagnosed at our institute. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective observational study. We included consecutive patients who were diagnosed with oral cavity NHL at our institute over the past 10 years. Results: Nine patients (six men and three women) were diagnosed with primary NHL of the oral cavity at our institute in the past 10 years. Oral tongue was the most common site followed by alveolus. All patients had presented with gradually increasing ulcerative mass in the oral cavity. None of the patients had B symptoms. Plasmablastic lymphoma was the most common type of NHL followed by diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Conclusion: Involvement of the oral cavity by lymphoma is rare. Plasmablastic lymphoma was the most common oral cavity NHL in our patients. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015-06-17 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8738/1/P.53-55.pdf Shweta N Kalyankar, (2015) Oral cavity non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma: Clinicopathological aspects. International Journal of Public Health Research, 4 (1). pp. 53-55. ISSN 2232-0245 www.ijphr.ukm.my
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description	Background: Although oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma is a major health problem in India, oral cavity non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) is very rare. The diagnosis of oral lymphomas may be challenging because frequently there is a low index of clinical suspicion, leading to misdiagnosis and/or delayed treatment. Aims and Objectives: To analyze clinicopathological aspects of patients with NHL of the oral cavity diagnosed at our institute. Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective observational study. We included consecutive patients who were diagnosed with oral cavity NHL at our institute over the past 10 years. Results: Nine patients (six men and three women) were diagnosed with primary NHL of the oral cavity at our institute in the past 10 years. Oral tongue was the most common site followed by alveolus. All patients had presented with gradually increasing ulcerative mass in the oral cavity. None of the patients had B symptoms. Plasmablastic lymphoma was the most common type of NHL followed by diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Conclusion: Involvement of the oral cavity by lymphoma is rare. Plasmablastic lymphoma was the most common oral cavity NHL in our patients.
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author	Shweta N Kalyankar,
spellingShingle	Shweta N Kalyankar, Oral cavity non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma: Clinicopathological aspects
author_facet	Shweta N Kalyankar,
author_sort	Shweta N Kalyankar,
title	Oral cavity non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma: Clinicopathological aspects
title_short	Oral cavity non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma: Clinicopathological aspects
title_full	Oral cavity non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma: Clinicopathological aspects
title_fullStr	Oral cavity non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma: Clinicopathological aspects
title_full_unstemmed	Oral cavity non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma: Clinicopathological aspects
title_sort	oral cavity non-hodgkin’s lymphoma: clinicopathological aspects
publisher	Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2015
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8738/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8738/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/8738/1/P.53-55.pdf
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Oral cavity non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma: Clinicopathological aspects

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