Malignant lymphomas of the oral soft tissues.
Two cases have been presented in which a malignant lymphocytic tumor was found in the oral soft tissues. The first was a "histiocytic lymphoma" that appeared as a rapidly growing, ulcerative lesion. This tumor was the initial presentation of disease and may be considered a primary lesion. The second was a "poorly differentiated lymphocytic lymphoma" which formed a mass in the mental area. In that case, the tumor was associated with widespread disease. Both of these lesions had previously been diagnosed by physicians as inflammatory processes.
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005402:Fistula; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009061:Mouth Mucosa; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*