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The tortoiseshell pattern in one or both sides of the submandibular glands in mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma is related to chromosomal aberrations and the disease extent.
Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine - 1 Jan 2010
Asai Satomi, Okami Kenji, Nakamura Naoya, Ogawa Yoshiaki, Ohta Yoshihide, Ogase Yoko, Jin Guilan, Matsushita Hiromichi, Miyachi Hayato
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Lesions of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma in the submandibular glands are localized or a part of systemic involvement in association with chromosomal aberrations. This series was undertaken to investigate the sonographic features of MALT lymphoma in the submandibular glands and their relationships with chromosomal aberrations and the disease extent. METHODS: A total of 5 patients...
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