MALT LYMPHOMA IN PAROTID SALIVARY GLAND
Authors:
Nicolaos Marcou1 MD DDS MSc, Violeta Lianou2 MD DDS MSc Phd
Affiliation:
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, General State Hospital Athens, “G Gennimatas”, Greece
1 Senior Resident, OMFS General State Hospital Athens, “G Gennimatas”, Greece
2 Director, OMFS General State Hospital Athens, “G Gennimatas”, Greece
Doi: 10.54936/haoms242p29
ABSTRACT:
MALT lymphoma (Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma) is a form of extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma that usually occurs in the gastrointestinal tract (mainly in stomach) but can be seen in other body organs such as lung, breast, ocular adnexa as well salivary glands. Given the fact that initial and solely presentation of MALT lymphoma in parotid gland is rare and high chances of easily being confused with other soft tissues lesions such as abscesses, sialoceles, epidermal cysts or benign parotid gland tumors a very careful and thorough examination and investigation should be followed for the most appropriate and evidence based treatment to be provided to the patients. We present a case of a 75-yearold man with a 2-month history of painless mass on the left preauricular area which was fairly hard and nontender where the FNA biopsy showed a benign tumor of superficial lobe of the parotid, pleomorphic adenoma, but after the complete excision of the mass the final pathological report showed MALT lymphoma. Patient was referred to Hematology Department to undergo further evidence based therapy.
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Authors:
Nicolaos Marcou1 MD DDS MSc, Violeta Lianou2 MD DDS MSc Phd
Affiliation:
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department, General State Hospital Athens, “G Gennimatas”, Greece
1 Senior Resident, OMFS General State Hospital Athens, “G Gennimatas”, Greece
2 Director, OMFS General State Hospital Athens, “G Gennimatas”, Greece
Doi: 10.54936/haoms242p29
ABSTRACT:
MALT lymphoma (Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma) is a form of extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma that usually occurs in the gastrointestinal tract (mainly in stomach) but can be seen in other body organs such as lung, breast, ocular adnexa as well salivary glands. Given the fact that initial and solely presentation of MALT lymphoma in parotid gland is rare and high chances of easily being confused with other soft tissues lesions such as abscesses, sialoceles, epidermal cysts or benign parotid gland tumors a very careful and thorough examination and investigation should be followed for the most appropriate and evidence based treatment to be provided to the patients. We present a case of a 75-yearold man with a 2-month history of painless mass on the left preauricular area which was fairly hard and nontender where the FNA biopsy showed a benign tumor of superficial lobe of the parotid, pleomorphic adenoma, but after the complete excision of the mass the final pathological report showed MALT lymphoma. Patient was referred to Hematology Department to undergo further evidence based therapy.
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