T-CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LYMPHOMA OF THE LOWER JAW IN A YOUNG-CHILD - A CASE-REPORT

Among non-Hodgkin's lymphomas occurring in childhood two major histolo gic subgroups can be identified: (1) Burkitt's lymphoma and (2) T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma, an uncommon high-grade malignant non-Hodgkin' s lymphoma. Although Burkitt's lymphoma with maxillofacial involvement is a well-documented disease, T-cell lymphoblastic lymphoma in the pe rioral region is rare. An unusual case of T-cell lymphoblastic lymphom a with initial oral manifestation in an 18-month-old child is presente d.