Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. May 16, 2022; 10(14): 4509-4518
Published online May 16, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i14.4509
Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the 142 Sjögren's syndrome patients with mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma reported in the literature
Patients characteristics
SS with MALT lymphoma (n = 142)
Age of SS diagnosis, mean year45
Age of lymphoma onset, mean year54
Female, n (%)133/142 (93.7)
Dry eye, n (%)45/108 (41.7)
Dry mouth, n (%)45/108 (41.7)
Parotid gland swelling, n (%)51/102 (50.0)
Fatigue, decreased appetite, or weight loss, n (%)26/96 (27.1)
Cryoglobulinemia or cryoglobulinemic vasculitis, n (%)10/77 (13.0)
ANA positive, n (%)104/113 (92.0)
Anti-Ro/SSA positive, n (%)100/113 (88.5)
Anti-La/SSB positive, n (%)41/107 (38.3)
Monoclonal gammopathy, n (%)37/82 (45.1)
RF positive, n (%)87/102 (85.3)
Low C4, n (%)31/77 (40.3)
Positive SG biopsy, FS ≥ 1, n (%)36/41 (87.8)
Lymphoma location Parotid gland, n (%)110 (77.5)
Lung, n (%)21 (14.8)
Thymus, n (%)8 (5.6)
Lymph nodes, n (%)6 (4.2)
Bone marrow, n (%)5 (3.5)
Submandibular glands, n (%)3 (2.1)
Lacrimal gland, n (%)2 (1.4)
Other sites, n (%) (stomach, breast, tongue, spleen, liver, kidney, mouth, lip)9 (6.3)