Open AccessExtra-nodal Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma (Germinal Center Type) Manifesting as Non-healing Extraction Socket
Author(s) -
Manasa Syamala,
Manjunath Anekonda Basavarajappa,
Sana Pathan,
Ahmed Raheem,
Divyasri Godavarthy
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/18400.8226
Subject(s) - oral cavity , medicine , lymphoma , nodal , germinal center , diffuse large b cell lymphoma , lymph , pathology , anatomy , b cell , dentistry , antibody , immunology
Lymphomas occurring in the oral cavity are rare. They account only for about 2% of extra-nodal sites. Most of the lymphomas occur in the lymph nodes and in the oral cavity, the most commonly affected region is the Waldeyer's ring. Its occurrence in the mandibular gingiva is rare. Here, we describe a case of Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma manifested as a non-healing extraction socket in the mandibular right posterior region in a 62-year-old male patient.