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

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 ca...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Patil, Karthikeya, Mahima, V. G., Srikanth, H. S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 2010
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3122589/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21716790
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2589-0557.75008
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Sumario: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.

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