title: T-cell lymphoma of the oral cavity: a case report.
abstract: Lymphomas are defined as heterogeneous malignancies of the lymphatic system characterized by a proliferation of lymphoid cells or their precursors. Malignant lymphoma of the oral cavity has been described previously although reports on the occurrence of intraoral extranodal T-cell lymphomas are scarce. Oral lesions may appear as a painless enlargement, erythematous, often with surface ulceration secondary to trauma. This is a report of a rare case in which a specific subtype of T-cell lymphoma appeared in the oral cavity.
authors.affiliation: Oral Medicine and Pathology Unit, Department of Dentistry, Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, Italy. villales@hotmail.it
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Villa
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Mariani
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Villa
mesh_terms: D018801:CD2 Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D017252:CD3 Complex / Q000032:analysis; D015704:CD4 Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D002613:Cheilitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D017730:Ki-1 Antigen / Q000032:analysis; D008047:Lip Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008048:Lip Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016399:Lymphoma, T-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019226:Oral Ulcer / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D018801:CD2 Antigens; D017252:CD3 Complex; D015704:CD4 Antigens; D017730:Ki-1 Antigen