title: Sonographic appearances of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma of the submandibular gland confirmed with sonographically guided core needle biopsy.
abstract: A 71-year-old man presented with mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma of the submandibular gland 52 months after initial diagnosis of MALT lymphoma of the lung. Ultrasonography showed a well-demarcated, markedly hypoechoic, heterogeneous solid mass with linear echogenic strands and hypervascularity. Ultrasound-guided core-needle biopsy demonstrated histological findings of MALT lymphoma. Sonographic features of MALT lymphoma of the submandibular gland are characteristic and ultrasound-guided core-needle biopsy may be a suitable replacement for surgical biopsy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu 700-712 Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Young Eun
authors.initials: YE
authors.lastname: Bahn
authors.forename: Sang Kwon
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sun Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Sang Pyo
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D013365:Submandibular Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional