Mantle cell lymphoma: primary oral presentation

Mantle-cell lymphoma is an uncommon lymphoid malignancy of B-cells. It is often aggressive and prognosis is poor. A 69-year-old gentleman with a history of ischaemic heart disease was referred from primary care with a painless right floor of mouth swelling that had been present for 1 month. He other...

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Published in:Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 2017-01, Vol.99 (1), p.e13-e14
Main Authors: Ainscough, S, Power, A M, Brown, A N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Bone marrow
Chemotherapy
Humans
Lymphoma
Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell - diagnostic imaging
Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell - pathology
Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell - surgery
Male
Medical prognosis
Mouth Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Mouth Neoplasms - pathology
Mouth Neoplasms - surgery
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Online Case Report
Salivary Gland Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Salivary Gland Neoplasms - pathology
Salivary Gland Neoplasms - surgery
Tomography
Tumors
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Summary:Mantle-cell lymphoma is an uncommon lymphoid malignancy of B-cells. It is often aggressive and prognosis is poor. A 69-year-old gentleman with a history of ischaemic heart disease was referred from primary care with a painless right floor of mouth swelling that had been present for 1 month. He otherwise completely asymptomatic. Incisional biopsy of the lesion was undertaken and marker studies demonstrated mantle cell lymphoma. Positron emission tomography-computed tomography and bone marrow biopsy showed widespread but low volume involvement. The patient was referred to the haematology multidisciplinary team for further assessment and treatment.
ISSN:0035-8843
1478-7083
DOI:10.1308/rcsann.2016.0267