title: Synchronous lymphomas arising in ipsilateral parotid and submandibular glands: video-assisted surgery.
abstract: The incidence of lymphomas in salivary glands is 5%, and it represents 10% of malignant salivary tumors. Synchronous tumors arising in different major salivary glands are not only very infrequent but also extremely rare; on the other hand, synchronous lymphomas in ipsilateral major salivary glands have not been reported previously. This article reports a case of synchronous lymphomas in mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue in the ipsilateral parotid and submandibular glands. Parotidectomy with facial nerve conservation and resection of the submandibular gland by video-assisted surgery using only a Blair-modified classic incision was performed. One year after the surgical procedure, the patient was followed up at regular intervals, and residual mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma did not appear. This case illustrates the importance of the diagnostic possibility of synchronous primary tumors after identification of a simple one; this also reports the video-assisted resection of the submandibular gland using only a Blair incision, when a parotidectomy must be also made.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, Argerich Hospital, Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina. guerrisi@speedy.com.ar
authors.forename: Jorge Orlando
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Guerrissi
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013365:Submandibular Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D020535:Video-Assisted Surgery