Malignant lymphomas of the oral soft tissues

Two cases have been presented in which a malignant lymphocytic tumor was found in the oral soft tissues. The first was a "histiocytic lymphoma" that appeared as a rapidly growing, ulcerative lesion. This tumor was the initial presentation of disease and may be considered a primary lesion. The second was a "poorly differentiated lymphocytic lymphoma" which formed a mass in the mental area. In that case, the tumor was associated with widespread disease. Both of these lesions had previously been diagnosed by physicians as inflammatory processes.