title: [Treatment and clinicopathologic analysis of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma of the salivary glands].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To further understanding of lymphoma of salivary gland through clinicopathologic analysis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Clinical findings, pathologic features, clinical staging, therapy and prognosis of 4 cases were reviewed and clinically analysed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Different treatment were received by the 4 patients, one had stage IIIA disease and three had stage IE disease. All patients got their illness completely remitted.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma of the salivary glands is an indolent disease. Different treatments can all result in prolonged remission, and it has better outcome than other NHL.
authors.affiliation: Department of Stomatology, PUMC Hospital, CAMS, PUMC, Beijing 100730, China. oliviai@sina.com.cn
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Qin-sheng
authors.initials: QS
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Quan-cai
authors.initials: QC
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Wei-xun
authors.initials: WX
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis; D013365:Submandibular Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy