Primary B cell lymphoma of the tongue base: a case report.

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Primary B cell lymphoma of the tongue base: a case report.

Pan Afr Med J. 2016;25:174

Authors: Bechir A, Asma A, Haifa R, Nesrine A, Yosra BY, Badreddine S, Abderrahim K

Abstract
Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma's of the tongue is very rare and accounts for 1% of all malignant tumor of the oral cavity. Clinical features are non-specific ulcerative lesions that do not heal. In the literature, the majority of cases are diffuse large B cell type however, T cell phenotype also may occur. We describe a 77 years old man, who presented with an ulcerative mass in the left margin of the tongue the diagnosis diffuse large B cell lymphoma was confirmed. The patient is actually on treatment R-mini CEOP and has favorable evolution.

PMID: 28292136 [PubMed - in process]

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