Article
Extrasalivary lymphoma development in Sjögren's syndrome: Clonal evolution from parotid gland lymphoproliferation and role of local triggering
1 Nov 2003
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To characterize Sjögren's syndrome (SS)-related B cell lymphoproliferation at the premalignant stage and during the evolution to B cell lymphoma, and to better understand the pathobiologic mechanisms associated with clonal expansion and the possible influence of different microenvironments on neoplastic transformation. METHODS: We analyzed sequential parotid and lung biopsy specimens that were obtained...
