Open AccessIntraoral plasmablastic lymphoma as a primary oral manifestation: A case report and review of literature
Author(s) -
Revati Deshmukh,
Purva Abhyankar,
Amit Mhapuskar,
Harshal Varpe
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/jomfp.jomfp_294_19
Subject(s) - plasmablastic lymphoma , lymphoma , medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunohistochemistry , pathology , dermatology , immunology
Plasmablastic lymphoma (PBL) is an aggressive type of large B-cell lymphoma as stated in the WHO classification of 2008. It is a rare form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, generally seen in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-acquired immunodeficiency syndrome affected individuals. A case of a 42-year-old female patient is presented here. The patient complained of swelling in the lower right back tooth region and presented with a history of extraction of molars. The underlying HIV status was detected after the oral examination. The diagnosis of PBL was confirmed with immunohistochemical analysis.