Gingival swelling as a manifestation of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
A case is reported in which a 52-year-old male patient presented to his dental practitioner with several unusual, purple coloured gingival swellings, the largest of which was about 1 cm in diameter. A careful medical history revealed that the patient had 2 years previously been diagnosed as having low-grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL). Prompt referral led to confirmation of the provisional diagnosis of gingival manifestation of NHL and early institution of appropriate treatment.
Payne
M
M
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Charles Clifford Dental Hospital, Sheffield.
al-Damouk
J D
JD
D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000473:pathology*