title: Malignant lymphoma presenting as pericoronitis. A case report.
abstract: A case of diffuse, large-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma presenting as pericoronitis in the oral cavity is described. The diagnostic pitfalls are briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Riyadh Dental Center, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Dhanrajani
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Swaify
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Khateery
mesh_terms: D000196:Actinomycosis / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D010497:Pericoronitis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*