Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma disguised as odontogenic pain

J Am Dent Assoc. 1992 Mar;123(3):99-100. doi: 10.14219/jada.archive.1992.0060.

Abstract

A patient was treated for infraorbital swelling, nonvital teeth and a periapical lesion. Suspected malignancy, confirmed with an early biopsy, resulted in diagnosis of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Dental Pulp Devitalization
  • Dental Pulp Diseases / diagnosis
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / diagnosis*
  • Maxillary Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Middle Aged
  • Toothache / diagnosis*