[Descriptive review of lymphoid tumors of the jaws]

This study reviews the various lymphoid tumors affecting the bony maxilla. If cervico-facial localizations of lymphoid tumors are frequent, they are relatively rare within the bony maxilla. Hodgkin's-like lymphomas are exceptionally rare: non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, among which are Burkitt's lymphomas and Ewing's sarcomas, are slightly more frequent. Granulocytic sarcomas, myelomas and plasmacytomas are rarely found in the maxilla. The different epidemiological, etiological, clinical, radiological, histological and therapeutic characteristics of each tumor is described along with a review of the recent literature.