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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Clinical diagnostic approach for oral lymphomas: a multi-institutional, observational study based on 107 cases
Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology and Oral Radiology, Volume 136, No. 4, Year 2023
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Objective: To evaluate oral lymphomas' clinical manifestations and investigate whether clinical features are associated with lymphoma subtypes. Study Design: Oral lymphomas with at least 1 representative clinical image were evaluated. They were classified according to their microscopic grade (high vs low), predominant cell size (small vs medium/large), and cellular lineage (B cell vs T cell). Clinical images were described according to tumor location, number, swelling, ulcer, necrosis, telangiectasia, predominant color, and lobulation. Lymphomas affecting the palate were compared with salivary gland tumors (SGTs) affecting this location. Results: Data from 107 cases were included. High-grade subtypes (80.4%), with medium/large-sized cells (52.3%), and diagnosed as diffuse large B cell lymphomas (29%) predominated. High-grade lymphomas often presented as painful, ulcerative, and osteolytic diseases (P < .05). Tumors predominantly composed of medium/large-sized cells were associated with painful lesions, ulcerated, with necrosis and bone destruction (P < .05). When only palate tumors were considered, multiple and bilateral lesions, the presence of pain, ulceration, and necrosis were significantly more associated with a diagnosis of lymphoma than SGT (P < .001). Conclusion: High-grade oral lymphomas are more associated with destructive presentation than low-grade subtypes, and bilateral lesions in the palate are more associated with a lymphoma diagnosis than SGT. © 2023 Elsevier Inc.
Authors & Co-Authors
de Cáceres, Cínthia Verónica Bardález López
Brazil, Belo Horizonte
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Santos-Silva, Alan Roger
Brazil, Campinas
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Vargas, P. A.
Brazil, Campinas
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Lopes, Márcio Ajudarte
Brazil, Campinas
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
Pontes, Hélder Antônio Rebelo
Brazil, Belem
Universidade Federal do Pará
Pontes, Flávia Sirotheau Corrêa
Brazil, Belem
Universidade Federal do Pará
Mesquita, Ricardo Alves
Brazil, Belo Horizonte
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Abreu, L. G.
Brazil, Belo Horizonte
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Andrade, Bruno Augusto Benevenuto De
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
de Lacerda, Júlio César Tanos
Unknown Affiliation
Tomasi, Ramiro Alejandro
Argentina, Cordoba
Universidad Nacional de Córdoba
Fonseca, Felipe Paiva
Brazil, Belo Horizonte
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
Statistics
Authors: 12
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.oooo.2023.03.011
ISSN:
22124403
Research Areas
Cancer
Health System And Policy