Korean J Head Neck Oncol.
2021 May;37(1):23-27. 10.21593/kjhno/2021.37.1.23.
A Case of Blastoid Mantle Cell Lymphoma Occurring in the Parotid Gland
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery,Veterans Health Service Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
- 2Department of Pathology,Veterans Health Service Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
- KMID: 2516450
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.21593/kjhno/2021.37.1.23
Abstract
- Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a rare subtype of B-cell neoplasm and it accounts for about 3~6% of all non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. It occurs mainly in middle-aged or elderly man, involving the extra-nodal sites such as gastrointestinal tract, bone marrow and Waldeyer’s ring. The incidence of the MCL in salivary gland is about 3%. The blastoid MCL is a rare variant and it has a very aggressive clinical course. It is extremely rare to be arising from the parotid gland. To our knowledge, similar case has not been reported in domestic literature, one case has been described in English literature. We experienced a rare and unique disease entity and report it with brief literature review.
