Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the mandible. Report of a case.
A case of a 45-year-old white man admitted for an osteomyelitis and subsequently diagnosed affected by an IE stage, diffuse high grade large B cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the mandible is reported. The patient presented a swelling in the right mandibular region with paraesthesia of the ipsilateral lower lip without nodal involvement of the neck. After an incisional biopsy, which showed a diffuse high grade large B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, the patient was staged and treated with CEOP protocol for six courses and subsequently external beam radiation therapy with complete remission of the lesion.
Longo
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Department of ENT Head & Neck Surgery, National Cancer Institute of Naples, Naples 80131, Italy. frlongo@hotmail.com
De Maria
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Esposito
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Califano
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L
D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000473:pathology*; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008336:Mandibular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010019:Osteomyelitis / Q000175:diagnosis