%0 Letter
%T MALT lymphoma of the head and neck: Surgery alone can be an option.
%A Fu R
%A Wen X
%A Li Z
%A Zhang L
%J Oral Oncol
%V 136
%N 0
%D 01 2023
%M 36423465
%F 5.972
%R 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2022.106258
%X To retrospectively analyze the general characteristics of MALT lymphoma in the head and neck and provide clinicians with new ideas for diagnosis and treatment.<BR>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.<BR>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.<BR>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.