Introduction and objective:

The parotid gland lymphomas are encountered unfrequently. We present a case report from a MALT lymphoma of the parotid gland, describing its most employed diagnostic and treatment strategies.

Description:

69 year old woman with an asymptomatic tumor in the parotid gland tail, showing a nodular image in CT y MRI and with a negative citology by FAAB. We perform a total parotidectomy discovering a marginal zone MALT lymphoma. We complement the treatment with r-chop chemotherapy regimen during 4 months without recurrence signs after 1 year follow up.

Conclusions:

The salivary gland lymphomas are a rare entity that can be easily misdiagnosed by other common benign mases. We must suspect and don't forget this entity from our differential diagnosis diagram.

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