Primary B-cell MALT Lymphoma of the Palate: A Case Report and Distinction from Benign Lymphoid Hyperplasia (pseudolymphoma)

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Journal J Oral Maxillofac Pathol

Date 2012 Mar 23

PMID 22438648

Citations 8

Authors

Jawanda Kaur Manveen

Rv Subramanyam

Grewal Harshaminder

Shankari Madhu

Ravi Narula

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Abstract

Diagnosis of palatal swellings is a challenge. Benign and malignant tumors may be misinterpreted as lesions of inflammatory origin. We present a case of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma on the palate of a 40-year-old male. A number of factors can make the diagnosis of oral lymphoma difficult. Many lymphomas are extranodal, there is usually a prominent superimposed nonspecific inflammatory response and thus they mimic benign lymphoid hyperplasia. It is important for the pathologist to be familiar with features that distinguish benign from malignant lymphoid proliferations.

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