Burkitt's Lymphoma: An Unusual Cause of Lip Numbness

From Volume 32, Issue 2, March 2005 | Pages 97-100

Authors

L. Cascarini

FDS RCS, MRCS

Senior House Officer in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 3DZ

Articles by L. Cascarini

A.E. Brown

FDS RCS, FRCS

Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead, West Sussex RH19 3DZ

Articles by A.E. Brown

Abstract

A 38-year-old man was referred by his dental surgeon with a painful swelling in the right mandibular sulcus and an ipsilateral numb lip. Dental infection secondary to caries was initially diagnosed but biopsy revealed this to be a Burkitt's lymphoma. After intense chemotherapy, the patient is still in remission three years later.

This case is a reminder that malignancy should always be high on a clinician's list of differential diagnoses of jaw swelling associated with neurological abnormalities and prompt referral is essential.

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