Four cases of MALT lymphomas of parotid gland

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  • 耳下腺 MALT リンパ腫の4例

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Malignant lymphoma is not a rare disease, which is encountered by otolaryngologists in their daily medical practice. The mucosa of the gastrointestinal tracts and salivary glands such as the parotid gland, which are separated from the external environment by a extranodal mucosal membrane, contain aggregations of lymphoid tissue called MALT (mucosa- associated lymphoid tissue). MALT lymphoma is a type of lymphoma originating from MALT and includes B cell neoplasms with cells varying in size from intermediate to medium. MALT lymphoma is characterized by the existence of reactive lymphoid cells intermingled with plasma cells and it is known to be complicated with Sjögren's syndrome. Many reports have reported that preoperative diagnosis of MALT lymphoma failed to detect a specific finding from imaging or blood tests and no treatment has yet been established for the disease. In this paper, we present a case report of a patient with MALT lymphoma, including the clinical characteristics and the treatment plan we provided at our facility.

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  • Stomato-pharyngology

    Stomato-pharyngology 28 (1), 95-101, 2015

    Japan Society of Stomato-pharyngology

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