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Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Salivary Glands for Sjogren's Syndrome: Diagnostic and Monitoring Insights
Published on: October 13, 2023
[Lymphoma's manifestations in Sjögren's syndrome: is there a relation?]
Fabrícia Dias Colombano Limares1, Rita De Cássia Soler, Ivo Bussoloti Filho
1Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de São Paulo.
Unlabelled:
Sjögren's Syndrome (SS) is considered a multisystemic chronic disorder, which is characterized by a lymphocytic infiltration of exocrine glands and autoantibodies production.
Aim:
Several studies have demonstrated increased incidence of Lymphoma in SS patients. Our study tries to determine this relation.
Study Design:
Transversal cohort.
Material And Method:
Patients with Sicca's Syndrome from the Stomathology service, Santa Casa de Misericórdia Hospital, in Sao Paulo, ENT Department, from July 1999 to April 2002.
Results:
Out of 39 patients, 24 were diagnose as SS. Ages ranged from 19 to 83 years old, with predominance of women (69.7%). Time between the first symptoms and SS diagnosis were variable, ranging within 3.77 years. None of the analyzed patients developed lymphoma.
Conclusion:
Both SS early diagnosis and the increased risk of lymphoma's development in those patients are important, reason why long-term follow-up is essential. We observed that our findings were different from those in the literature. We did not detect any cases of lymphoma in our patients.
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