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Case Reports
. 2010 Jul;31(2):112-5.
doi: 10.4103/0253-7184.75008.

Extranodal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the gingiva in an HIV seropositive patient

Karthikeya Patil  1 , V G Mahima, H S Srikanth
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Case Reports

Extranodal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the gingiva in an HIV seropositive patient

Karthikeya Patil et al. Indian J Sex Transm Dis AIDS. 2010 Jul.

Abstract

Among the myriad manifestations of HIV, non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHL) are considered as the second most common malignancies after Kaposi's sarcoma. HIV-associated NHLs are extranodal and have a predilection for sites in the head and neck region in 50-60% of cases. Of all the extranodal NHLs, oral cavity constitutes only 25%. It is now considered that oral NHL serves as the first indicator of HIV infection.

Keywords: Gingival NHL; gingival malignancy; lymphoma; non-Hodgkin’s.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

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Figure 1
Intraoral photograph showing the multinodular swelling on the buccal gingiva and its extension onto the palatal aspect
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Figure 2
Panoramic radiograph showing a diffuse radiolucency in the maxillary left alveolar bone suggestive of loss of bone
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Figure 3
H and E under 40×
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Figure 4
IHC – diffuse positivity of the round cells for CD 20
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