MALT lymphoma of the head and neck: Surgery alone can be an option.

OBJECTIVES

To retrospectively analyze the general characteristics of MALT lymphoma in the head and neck and provide clinicians with new ideas for diagnosis and treatment.

MATERIALS AND

METHODS

114 (94.2%) of 121 complete follow-up data were obtained. A single-center retrospective study was conducted on 114 patients with MALT diagnosed from 2010 to 2020.

RESULTS

42 (36.8%) of 114 patients had Sjogren's syndrome before, and there is a significant difference in gender between SS-MALT and non-SS-MALT. As for the treatment method, there is no significant difference in the overall survival between surgery with or without chemoradiotherapy.

CONCLUSION

MALT lymphoma of the head and neck is clinically characterized by a favorable prognosis, always associated with SS. Surgery with or without chemoradiotherapy has little difference in the prolongation of survival time.