Extranodal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the oral tissues an analysis of 20 cases

Characteristics of 40 primary extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphomas of the oral cavity in perspective of the new WHO classification and the International Prognostic Index

“…21 Although PE-NHL arising in skeletal bone, 4 and reports on small series of oral PE-NHL suggested a better prognosis for bone localisation, reported larger series of oral PE-NHL do not show this prognostic impact of primary tumour localisation. 5,19 Follow-up of the newly included six PE-NHL patients was too short to include for statistical analysis, but in our previous study, 21 as in other studies 5,19 there was no statistically significant difference in survival time between patients with bone versus soft tissue localisation of the PE-NHL. Besides, determination of tumour localisation, primarily having an intraosseous or soft tissue origin, carries some subjectivity.…”

Non-Hodgkins lymphoma of maxilla: A rare entity

“…The maxilla is affected more commonly than the mandible. [5] Palate and gingiva account for almost 70% of lesions in maxilla[78] as seen in our case.…”

“…[45] The oral NHL is more common benign oral and dental pathological conditions. [8] In our case, the patient was aware of the slow growing swelling that was not painful and of short duration which was 15 days following extraction of mobile teeth. Specific and evident radiological signs of bone involvement may be absent in 10-20% of cases.…”

Primary extranodal non-Hodgkin′s lymphoma of oral cavity - A single centre retrospective study

“…[28] According to Slootweg et al, survival of oral NHL varies according to Ann Arbor stage and it was 70% for those who presented at base line with stage I disease and 20% for stages II-IV disease. [29] However, in our study only three patients could complete the prescribed chemotherapy and radiotherapy schedule and are alive and disease free with a median follow-up of 21 months. Three patients died during treatment, while one patient lost to follow-up.…”