B-Cell Lymphoma of the Mandible: A Case Report

• Published in: Clinical Medicine Insights. Oncology 2008-01, Vol.2008 (2), p.445-450
• Main Authors: Adouani, Ali, Bouguila, Jed, Jeblaoui, Yassine, Aicha, Mehdi Ben, Abdelali, Mouhamed Ali, Hellali, Mouna, Zitouni, Karima, Amani, Landolsi, Issam, Zairi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Short Report
• ISSN: 1179-5549; 1177-9314; 1179-5549; 1177-9314
• DOI: 10.4137/CMO.S366

Ali Adouani, Jed Bouguila,Yassine Jeblaoui, Mehdi Ben Aicha, Mouhamed Ali Abdelali, Mouna Hellali, Karima Zitouni, Landolsi Amani and Zairi Issam Departement of Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery. Charles Nicolle Hospital. Tunis-Tunisia (Head of the department: Ali Adouani) Abstract Introduction: The mandible is an infrequent localisation of primary osseous non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. Few cases of mandibular non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHL) have been reported. Case report: A rare condition of primary malignant non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the mandible in 53-year-old man, was reported at the Department of Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery in Charles Nicolle Hospital (Tunis, Tunisia). Histologic and Immunohistochemical (IHC) examination Confirmed a B-Cell lymphoma. Discussion: The purpose of this report is to describe this rare case of NHL of the mandible, explore the diagnosis and workup, and discuss treatment strategies. In this localisation, neither the clinical features nor the radiologic appearances are often pathognomonic. Conclusion: Particular care must be taken to consider lymphoma in the differential diagnosis because this uncommon lesion can pose significant diagnostic problems and is frequently misdiagnosed.