Primary Non-Hodgkins lymphoma of the parotid gland
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Primary non-Hodgkins lymphoma of the parotid gland.
UNLABELLED Primary malignant lymphomas in the salivary glands are relatively rare. Clinical presentation is not characteristic and the disease is often overlooked resulting in diagnosis and treatment delays. AIM To stress the importance of the diagnostic process and combined management, we present a series of eight patients with malignant lymphoma of the parotid who were diagnosed only after ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1808-8686
DOI: 10.1590/s1808-86942011000500017