12 April 2026
: Case report 
Isolated Mental Nerve Neuropathy as the First Clinical Sign of Nodal Marginal Zone Lymphoma: A Diagnostic Challenge
Challenging differential diagnosis, Rare disease
Anusha Abdullah ABCDEF 1*, Philipp Poxleitner BDF 1, Ina Dewenter E 1, Paris Liokatis
E 1, Wenko Smolka DF 1, Katharina Theresa Obermeier BDE 1
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.952353
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e952353
Figure 1 (A, B) Coronal and axial MRI with mild bone marrow edema in the left mandibular body and mental foramen region. At initial evaluation, these subtle signal alterations were interpreted as inflammatory changes without evidence of a focal mass, contributing to delayed recognition of the underlying malignant process.