title: Parotid lymphoma: a review of clinical presentation and management.
abstract: Lymphoma of the parotid gland is a relatively rare occurrence among head and neck tumors. Presentation is indistinguishable from other swellings of the parotid gland; therefore, it is important to consider lymphoma in the differential diagnosis when examining parotid swellings. Parotid lymphomas are most likely to be B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma of 1 of 3 types, which include follicular, marginal zone, and diffuse large B cell, although other histologic patterns have been described. We present a review of 3 patients with parotid lymphoma who presented to the University of Maryland Medical Center's Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery with facial swelling. Two patients were diagnosed with follicular lymphoma, whereas the third was diagnosed with marginal zone lymphoma.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA. Electronic address: jonathan.shum@uth.tmc.edu.
authors.forename: Jonathan W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Shum
authors.affiliation: Dental student, University of Maryland School of Dentistry, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Max
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Emmerling
authors.affiliation: Fellowship Director of Maxillofacial Oncology and Microvascular Reconstruction, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Assistant Professor, University of Maryland, Greenebaum Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Joshua E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Lubek
authors.affiliation: Professor and Chairman, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Maryland, Greenebaum Cancer Center, Baltimore, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Ord
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage