title: Agnogenic myeloid metaplasia with a parotid mass.
abstract: Agnogenic myeloid metaplasia, one of the entities in the myeloproliferative syndrome, usually initially appears with splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, and a normocytic, normochromic anemia. Extramedullary hematopoiesis is also a common finding, but is exceedingly rare in the major salivary glands. We report a case of extramedullary hematopoiesis in the parotid gland and discuss the differential diagnosis and characteristics of the disease.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000473:pathology; D055728:Primary Myelofibrosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology