VOLUME 34 - NUMBER 1-2 - 2013

Parotid gland oncocytoma in HCV-positive patient with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Case report


  • Fini G., Cascino F., Moricca L.M., Scannavivo C.M., Mici E., Merola R., Malavenda M.S., Krizzuk D., Maturo A., Pasta V.
  • Clinical practice, 18-20
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  • We report a case of parotid gland oncocytoma in a patient with chronic infection from hepatitis C virus (HCV) and associated non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and xerophthalmia. Our case confirms the triple tropism of the HCV: hepatotropism, lymphotropism and sialotropism.

  • KEY WORDS: HCV - Parotid Gland - Oncocytoma - Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma - Xerophthalmia - Surgery.