TWO CASES OF LYMPHOMA OF THE ORAL CAVITY
AUTHORS
Caroline Michaels , DMD University of Pittsburgh , School of Dental Medicine , Department of Diagnostic Sciences
Anitha Potluri , BDS , DMD , MDcs University of Pittsburgh , School of Dental Medicine , Department of Diagnostic Sciences
Matthew Conquest , DMD Private Practice , Conquest Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
ABSTRACT
Lymphomas are malignant neoplasms of hematopoietic cells . In the oral cavity , there is no specific presentation of lymphoma . They may mimic many different oral pathologic processes , ranging from intrabony odontogenic infections to soft tissue growths . Although rare , a diagnosis of lymphoma must be considered in radiolucencies failing to respond to
Adam Feuer , DMD Private Practice , Three Rivers Endodontics
Adam C . Goddard , DDS Private Practice , Altoona Center for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Mina Saad , DMD Private Practice , Blair Endodontics and Microsurgery
Elizabeth Ann Bilodeau , DMD , MD , MSEd University of Pittsburgh , School of Dental Medicine , Department of Diagnostic Sciences
conventional endodontic therapy or soft tissue lesions in which the clinical presentation does not fit with a classic odontogenic infection . In the following report , we will present two cases of oral lymphoma in which the diagnosis was made after failure to respond to endodontic therapy .
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