title: [Primary lymphoma of the parotid: a rare location].
abstract: Primary lymphoma of the parotid gland is uncommon: we report a case in an 82-year-old man, classified according to the Working Formulation as a low-grade lymphoma. After parotidectomy the patient was treated with radiation therapy and, subsequently, with polychemotherapy (endoxan, vincristine and prednisone) for six cycles. At follow-up examination one year after, the patient is in complete remission. The major problem encountered was the correct diagnosis that became possible only when the surgical specimen was available. The authors review the pathological features of this extranodal form of lymphoma and discuss the treatment.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Internistica Clinica e Sperimentale F. Magrassi, 2a Università, Napoli.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Orditura
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Vita
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gugliotti
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Renda
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Carlomagno
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Catalano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D011182:Postoperative Care
vernacular_title: Il linfoma primitivo della parotide: una localizzazione infrequente.