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June, 2013, Vol. 15, No. 2 CONTENTS SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES CASE REPORTS © 2013 Stomatologija |
Stomatologija 2013; 15 (2): 58-60 142 KB Extra-nodal primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the maxilla. Fine needle aspiration cytology Alexandra Kalogeraki, Dimitrios Tamiolakis, Ilias Ligoxygkakis, Vaios Sinatkas, Michael Papadakis, Efstathios N. Stathopoulos Summary A 76-year-old female presented at University hospital of Crete with a large painless mass (d<10 cm) of the left maxilla. The cytologic diagnosis in FNAB smears was of a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the maxilla that was confirmed histologically. The fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) in conjunction with immunocytochemistry can distinguish between benign and malignant lymphoid infiltrates and support a diagnosis of extra-nodal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Key words: FNAC, NHL, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), maxilla. Received: 27 03 2012 Accepted for publishing: 20 06 2013 *Department of Pathology-Cytopathology, University of Crete, Faculty of Medicine, Heraklion, Crete, Greece Alexandra Kalogeraki* – M.D, Ph.D. Dimitrios Tamiolakis* – M.D, Ph.D. Ilias Ligoxygkakis* – M.D. Vaios Sinatkas* – M.D. Michael Papadakis* – M.D. Efstathios N. Stathopoulos* – M.D, Ph.D. Address correspondence to Dr. Alexandra Kalogeraki, Department of Pathology-Cytology, Medical Faculty, University of Crete, PO Box1393, Heraklion, 71110 Crete Greece. E-mail address: kalogerakimed@yahoo.gr |
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