Oral MALT Lymphoma: Something to remember

Francesca Zotti; Andrea Fior; Fabio Lonardi; Massimo Albanese; Riccardo Nocini; Giorgia Capocasale

doi:10.1016/j.oraloncology.2019.104564

Oral MALT Lymphoma: Something to remember

Oral Oncol. 2020 Apr:103:104564. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2019.104564. Epub 2020 Jan 17.

Authors

Francesca Zotti¹, Andrea Fior², Fabio Lonardi³, Massimo Albanese⁴, Riccardo Nocini⁵, Giorgia Capocasale⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgical Sciences, Paediatrics and Gynecology, University of Verona, Policlinico G. B. Rossi, Piazzale L. Scuro n.10, 37134 Verona, Italy. Electronic address: francesca.zotti@univr.it.
² Unit of Dentistry and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital of Verona, Italy. Electronic address: andrea.fior@aovr.veneto.it.
³ Department of Surgical Sciences, Paediatrics and Gynecology, University of Verona, Policlinico G. B. Rossi, Piazzale L. Scuro n.10, 37134 Verona, Italy. Electronic address: feblon@hotmail.it.
⁴ Department of Surgical Sciences, Paediatrics and Gynecology, University of Verona, Policlinico G. B. Rossi, Piazzale L. Scuro n.10, 37134 Verona, Italy. Electronic address: massimo.albanese@univr.it.
⁵ Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Verona, Piazzale Aristide Stefani, n.1, 37126, Verona, Italy. Electronic address: riccardo.nocini@gmail.com.
⁶ Department of Surgical Sciences, Paediatrics and Gynecology, University of Verona, Policlinico G. B. Rossi, Piazzale L. Scuro n.10, 37134 Verona, Italy. Electronic address: capocasalegiorgia@gmail.com.

PMID: 31959403
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2019.104564

Abstract

Oral MALT Lymphoma is rare condition and its pathogenesis are related to persistent immune stimulation caused by chronic infection or inflammation. We report a case of MALT lymphoma of the palatal minor salivary glands in a 73-year-old white woman with clinical history of osteoporosis and systemic lupus erythematosus associated with Sjögren's syndrome. This letter aims to call the attention on large number of factors to take into account in evaluating patients with an history of auto-immune diseases. This idea results from our difficulty in identifying this pathology in first diagnosis, due to rarity of this condition and severe comorbidity associated.

Keywords: MALT lymphoma; Polyautoimmunity; Sjögren’s Syndrome; Systemic lupus erythematosus.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Female
Humans
Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / diagnosis*
Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / pathology
Mouth Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Mouth Neoplasms / pathology