Diagnostic and therapeutic standardization still lacking in parotid lymphoma: elucidating the evidence gaps in a rare entity

Salvatore Lavalle¹, Jerome Rene Lechien^{2

3}, Carlos Chiesa-Estomba^{3

4

5}, Salvatore Cocuzza⁶, Antonino Maniaci^{7

8}

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Enna "Kore", 94100, Enna, Italy.
² Department of Human Anatomy and Experimental Oncology, UMONS Research Institute for Health Sciences and Technology, University of Mons (UMons), 7000, Mons, Belgium.
³ Young-Otolaryngologists of the International Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (YO-IFOS) Study Group, 75000, Paris, France.
⁴ Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Department, Hospital Universitario Donostia-Biodguipuzcoa Research Institute, 20014, Donostia, Spain.
⁵ Otorhinolaryngology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Deusto University, 48001, Bilbao, Spain.
⁶ Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G.F. Ingrassia", ENT Section, A.O.U. "Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele", University of Catania, 95124, Catania, Italy.
⁷ Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Enna "Kore", 94100, Enna, Italy. antonino.maniaci@unikore.it.
⁸ Young-Otolaryngologists of the International Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (YO-IFOS) Study Group, 75000, Paris, France. antonino.maniaci@unikore.it.

Comment

Salvatore Lavalle et al. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2024 Apr.

. 2024 Apr;281(4):2049-2050.

doi: 10.1007/s00405-023-08419-6. Epub 2024 Jan 18.

Salvatore Lavalle¹, Jerome Rene Lechien^{2

3}, Carlos Chiesa-Estomba^{3

4

5}, Salvatore Cocuzza⁶, Antonino Maniaci^{7

8}

¹ Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Enna "Kore", 94100, Enna, Italy.
² Department of Human Anatomy and Experimental Oncology, UMONS Research Institute for Health Sciences and Technology, University of Mons (UMons), 7000, Mons, Belgium.
³ Young-Otolaryngologists of the International Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (YO-IFOS) Study Group, 75000, Paris, France.
⁴ Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Department, Hospital Universitario Donostia-Biodguipuzcoa Research Institute, 20014, Donostia, Spain.
⁵ Otorhinolaryngology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Deusto University, 48001, Bilbao, Spain.
⁶ Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G.F. Ingrassia", ENT Section, A.O.U. "Policlinico-Vittorio Emanuele", University of Catania, 95124, Catania, Italy.
⁷ Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Enna "Kore", 94100, Enna, Italy. antonino.maniaci@unikore.it.
⁸ Young-Otolaryngologists of the International Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (YO-IFOS) Study Group, 75000, Paris, France. antonino.maniaci@unikore.it.

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Keywords: Agobiopsy; Head and neck; MRI; Parotid gland tumor.

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