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Minor salivary gland hyalinisation and amyloidosis in low‐grade lymphoma of MALT
Author(s) -
Odell E. W.,
Lombardi T.,
Shirlaw P. J.,
White C. A. M.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of oral pathology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.887
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0714
pISSN - 0904-2512
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1998.tb01947.x
Subject(s) - pathology , malt lymphoma , amyloidosis , salivary gland , medicine , lesion , lymphoma , eosinophilic , minor salivary glands , atrophy , basement membrane , mucosa associated lymphoid tissue
Two patients with low‐grade lymphoma of mucosa‐associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) arising in primary Sjögren's syndrome developed solitary nodules in their lips. Histologically both lesions showed enlargement and hyalinisation of single minor salivary glands with acinar atrophy, loss of most ducts and conversion into almost acellular sclerotic eosinophilic masses. In one case the lesion was shown to contain an amyloid component. No amyloid was detected in the second case but deposition of collagen and basement membrane and sclerotic neoplasm were excluded.