title: Primary malt lymphoma of the tongue.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Istologia e Anatomia Patologica, Università degli Study, Ancona, Italy.
authors.forename: Gaia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Goteri
authors.forename: Giuliano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ascani
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Filosa
authors.forename: Corrado
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rubini
authors.forename: Sonsoles
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Olay
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Balercia
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000473:pathology; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology