TY - JOUR
TI - A case of systemic precursor T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma presenting
with single tooth mobility
AU - Goutzanis, Lampros
AU - Apostolidis, John
AU - Giatra, Chara and
AU - Chrysomali, Evanthia
AU - Deskos, Dimitrios
JO - SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
PY - 2020
VL - 8
TODO - null
SP - null
PB - SAGE Publications Inc.
SN - 2050-313X
TODO - 10.1177/2050313X20927961
TODO - T-cell lymphoma; non-Hodgkin lymphoma; tooth mobility; panoramic
radiograph interpretation
TODO - 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.
ER -