SJOGREN SYNDROME AND PAROTID MARGINAL ZONE LYMPHOMA: REPORT OF A CASE AND REVIEW OF LITERATURE.

Five percent of the cancers in the parotid region are non-hodgkin lymphomas. This lymphoma, involving the mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT), is called MALToma. A chronic autoimmune inflammatory process of the parotid gland, such as Sjogren's syndrome, results in an increased incidence of...

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Main Author: Francesco Lorusso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associazione Italiana Giovani Medici 2020-04-01
Series:Euromediterranean Biomedical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.embj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Lorusso_12.pdf