title: [Malignant lymphoma of the mandible. A new case].
abstract: Primary extranodal malignant lymphoma is relatively rare. Clinical and radiological features may lead to the misdiagnosis of chronic osteomyelitis. We report a case of primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that involved the mandibular region in a 53-year-old man. Differential diagnosis with other mandibular diseases is difficult because there is a non specific clinico-radiological features and the difficulty of histologic interpretation. This pathology is important to recognize because of specific treatment. Global prognosis is relatively favorable if the lesion is localized.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Anatomie Pathologique, Hôpital d'Instruction des Armées Percy, 101 avenue Henri-Barbusse, BP 406, 92141 Clamart, cedex, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Saint-Blancard
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Denhez
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Seigneuric
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Patte
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cantaloube
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed