Comparison of patients with and without pre-existing lymphoma at diagnosis of primary Sj ögren's syndrome.

CONCLUSION: In a substantial proportion of patients, particularly in men, pSS remains undiagnosed until after lymphoma diagnosis. The study highlights the importance of pSS investigation in patients with lymphoma, especially MALT lymphoma, in the salivary glands. PMID: 30422723 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology - November 13, 2018 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Vasaitis L, Nordmark G, Theander E, Backlin C, Smedby KE, Askling J, Rönnblom L, Sundström C, Baecklund E Tags: Scand J Rheumatol Source Type: research