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Case Reports
. 2020 Feb;24(Suppl 1):S91-S96.
doi: 10.4103/jomfp.JOMFP_294_19. Epub 2020 Feb 28.

Intraoral plasmablastic lymphoma as a primary oral manifestation: A case report and review of literature

Revati Deshmukh  1 , Purva Abhyankar  1 , Amit Mhapuskar  2 , Harshal Varpe  2
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Case Reports

Intraoral plasmablastic lymphoma as a primary oral manifestation: A case report and review of literature

Revati Deshmukh et al. J Oral Maxillofac Pathol. 2020 Feb.

Abstract

Plasmablastic lymphoma (PBL) is an aggressive type of large B-cell lymphoma as stated in the WHO classification of 2008. It is a rare form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, generally seen in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-acquired immunodeficiency syndrome affected individuals. A case of a 42-year-old female patient is presented here. The patient complained of swelling in the lower right back tooth region and presented with a history of extraction of molars. The underlying HIV status was detected after the oral examination. The diagnosis of PBL was confirmed with immunohistochemical analysis.

Keywords: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; human immunodeficiency syndrome; human immunodeficiency virus; non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; plasmablastic lymphoma.

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Clinical presentation of the lesion (extraoral)
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Computed tomography scan
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Grossing
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H & E stained section (×40)
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Immunohistochemical marker-MiB1
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CD3 marker
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CD138 marker
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(a) Leukocyte common antigen and (b) cytokeratin negativity
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