Cutaneous non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in face, after tooth extraction

JOSÉ RENATO LINHARES FERNANDES, MARCIA MARIA DE GOUVEIA, PAULO SERGIO MARTINS ALCÂNTARA

B-cell primary cutaneous lymphomas are part of the non-Hodgkin-type B lymphocyte origin malignancies. Primary cutaneous lymphomas often have different clinical and prognostic behavior than systemic lymphomas of similar histological subtype. According to the World Health Organization and Cutaneous Lymphoma Study Group of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (WHO-EORTC), cutaneous centrofollicular lymphoma is an indolent lymphoma. The diagnosis is obtained by histopathological and immunohistochemical studies. Radiotherapy is the treatment of primary choice, with or without adjuvant surgical therapy. The present study aims to report a case of central follicular primary cutaneous lymphoma in a 42-year-old man, exploring its clinical aspects and the need for early diagnosis, in an attempt to improve the life expectancy of patients. The patient did not present recur- rences after 21 months of lesion excision and 16 months of six cycles of chemotherapy. Despite the repetitive reference to the appearance of B-cell NHL after exodontia, including the present report, there is no evidence to demonstrate its relation in the onset of the neoplastic process. Therefore, studies are needed in this area.

Keywords: Lymphoma. Mouth neoplasms. Lymphoma, non-Hodgkin.

How to cite: Fernandes JRL, Gouveia MM, Alcântara PSM. Cutaneous non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in face, after tooth extraction. J Braz Coll Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2021 May-Aug;7(2):63-9.

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