Extranodal Large B-Cell Type Aggressive Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas belongs to a group of neoplasm, originate from the cells of lymphoreticular system that shows diversity in manner of presentation, response to therapy and prognosis. Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma accounts for 80–90% of all lymphomas. Though primary intraoral lesion in nonHodgkin’s lymphoma are uncommon, it is important to be aware of them since intraoral manifestation are presenting symptom in these patients. A 72-year-old Indian male presented with complaint of asymptomatic swelling in the left side of face since one and half months. A careful clinical evaluation supported by radiologic, histopathologic and immunohistochemical investigations will help in identifying the disease at an early stage, which will result in better prognosis.

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