TY - JOUR
T1 - Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosed during dental treatment
T2 - The importance of neck palpation
AU - Galvis, Marisol Miranda
AU - Dos Reis, Leonardo Amaral
AU - Santos-Silva, Alan Roger
AU - Vargas, Pablo Agustin
AU - Corrêa, Marcelo Brum
AU - Lopes, Marcio Ajudarte
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© Copyright 2017 by the Academy of General Dentistry. All rights reserved.
PY - 2017/11/1
Y1 - 2017/11/1
N2 - Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is a malignant lymphoproliferative disease that originates from alterations in germinal center B cells. HL generally affects cervical and supraclavicular nodes, and the most common clinical presentation is adenopathy. It can be symptomatic and detected by the patient or asymptomatic and identified during a physical examination. This article reports the case of a 17-year-old girl who was diagnosed with HL during dental treatment, highlighting the importance of a complete physical examination in dental practice.
AB - Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is a malignant lymphoproliferative disease that originates from alterations in germinal center B cells. HL generally affects cervical and supraclavicular nodes, and the most common clinical presentation is adenopathy. It can be symptomatic and detected by the patient or asymptomatic and identified during a physical examination. This article reports the case of a 17-year-old girl who was diagnosed with HL during dental treatment, highlighting the importance of a complete physical examination in dental practice.
KW - Cervical lymph node
KW - Fine-needle aspiration cytology
KW - Hodgkin lymphoma
KW - Neck palpation
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M3 - Article
C2 - 29099369
AN - SCOPUS:85040826527
SN - 0363-6771
VL - 65
SP - 65
EP - 68
JO - General dentistry
JF - General dentistry
IS - 6
ER -