Burkitt’s lymphoma of maxillary gingiva: A case report

Figure 1 Generalized gingival enlargement with prominent swelling in the anterior maxilla.

Figure 2 Swelling in the hard palate covering one third of the palate.

Figure 3 Microscopically the morphological picture. A: Monotonous population of basophilic round cells with minimal stroma beneath the surface epithelium (4 ×); B: Homogenous tumor cells with basophilic nuclei and minimal cytoplasm separated by thin fibrous septa (10 ×); C: Tumor cells showing coarse chromatin and multiple nucleoli indicating high mitotic index (10 ×); D: Macrophages with foamy cytoplasm are seen scattered amongst tumor cells (10 ×).