Mucosa-associated lymphatic tissue lymphoma of the lip in a child is a very rare clinical entity whose cause is poorly understood. We describe an 11-year-old boy who presented with a 5-month history of an asymptomatic nodule on the lower lip with the clinical appearance of a benign mucocele. After surgical excision of the lower lip lesion, lymphocyte phenotypic analysis and histologic examination of the specimen disclosed an extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphatic tissue type of the buccal minor salivary glands. Mucosa-associated lymphatic tissue lymphoma of the lip may clinically resemble a large mucocele. To prevent a delayed detection of lip mucosa-associated lymphatic tissue lymphoma, an incisional biopsy of large mucous cysts of the oral mucosa before marsupialization is recommended
Mucosa-associated lymphatic tissue lymphoma of the lower lip in a child / G.P. Bombeccari, G. Guzzi, D. Ruffoni, A. Gianatti, U. Mariani, F. Spadari. - In: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY. - ISSN 0022-3468. - 46:12(2011), pp. 2414-2416.
Mucosa-associated lymphatic tissue lymphoma of the lower lip in a child
F. SpadariUltimo
2011
Abstract
Mucosa-associated lymphatic tissue lymphoma of the lip in a child is a very rare clinical entity whose cause is poorly understood. We describe an 11-year-old boy who presented with a 5-month history of an asymptomatic nodule on the lower lip with the clinical appearance of a benign mucocele. After surgical excision of the lower lip lesion, lymphocyte phenotypic analysis and histologic examination of the specimen disclosed an extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphatic tissue type of the buccal minor salivary glands. Mucosa-associated lymphatic tissue lymphoma of the lip may clinically resemble a large mucocele. To prevent a delayed detection of lip mucosa-associated lymphatic tissue lymphoma, an incisional biopsy of large mucous cysts of the oral mucosa before marsupialization is recommendedPubblicazioni consigliate
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