@article{3190996,
    title = "A case of systemic precursor T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma presenting
with single tooth mobility",
    author = "Goutzanis, Lampros and Apostolidis, John and Giatra, Chara and and Chrysomali, Evanthia and Deskos, Dimitrios",
    journal = "SAGE Open Medical Case Reports",
    year = "2020",
    volume = "8",
    publisher = "SAGE Publications Inc.",
    issn = "2050-313X",
    doi = "10.1177/2050313X20927961",
    keywords = "T-cell lymphoma; non-Hodgkin lymphoma; tooth mobility; panoramic
radiograph interpretation",
    abstract = "Lymphoblastic lymphoma, seen primarily in children or young adults, is a
type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that originates from B or T lymphocyte
precursors and rarely occurs in the oral cavity. A case of systemic
precursor T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma mimicking periodontitis of a
lower second molar in a 20-year-old adult is currently presented. The
case was initially misdiagnosed as periodontal disease and treated with
tooth extraction by a dentist. Re-evaluation of the patient due to
worsening of symptoms lead to cone beam computed tomography scanning
that thoroughly revealed an extended osteolytic lesion of the right
mandible. Afterward, a biopsy was performed, thus reaching the diagnosis
of precursor T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma. This report discusses
differences in epidemiology of T-cell and B-cell lymphoblastic
lymphomas, as well as their various intraoral manifestations that are
mimicking a large family of oral pathology. It also focuses on
conventional imaging findings that imply malignancy, which are often
neglected during routine radiology interpretation."
}