Primary malt lymphoma of the tongue
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Gaia, Goteri; Giuliano, Ascani; Alessandra, Filosa; Corrado, Rubini; Sonsoles, Olay; Paolo, Balercia
- Source
- Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal. 9(5)
- Subject
- Aged, 80 and over
Humans
Female
Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone
Aged
Tongue Neoplasms
- Language
- ISSN
- 1698-4447
Primitive malignant lymphoma mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) on the tongue are rare entities. We report here a case of an old woman (80 years old) with a tumor in the dorsum of the tongue, which was histologically diagnosed as an extra-nodal marginal B cell lymphoma. An inflammatory reaction resembling myoepithelial sialoadenitis was observed in the minor salivary glands adjacent at the tumour, suggesting a possible derivation of the lymphoma from a previous reactive process of unknown origin.