Open AccessPrimary extra nodal non-Hodgkin′s lymphoma of the oral cavity in a young girl
Author(s) -
Ponnurangam Nagarajan Vinoth,
Sathyamoorthi Muthamil Selvan,
Latika Sahni,
Krishnaratnam Kannan,
Rajaraman Swaminathan,
Chidambaram Vishwanath Anand,
Julius Xavier Scott
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
national journal of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-3418
pISSN - 0975-5950
DOI - 10.4103/0975-5950.111377
Subject(s) - medicine , girl , oral cavity , maxilla , lymphoma , biopsy , presentation (obstetrics) , non hodgkin's lymphoma , nodal , chemotherapy , surgery , radiology , pathology , dentistry , psychology , developmental psychology
Primary Non Hodgkin s Lymphoma (NHL) usually arises within the lymphnodes, but 20-30% account for extra nodal sites. Oral cavity, as a primary extra nodal site for NHL, is relatively rare and diverse in presentation, response to therapy and prognosis. We report a 14 year old adolescent girl who presented with multiple gingival swellings, the most prominent one being in the right anterior maxilla. Gingival biopsy showed NHL- diffuse large B cell type. Child was completely cured with chemotherapy and now she is in complete remission and under regular follow up.