Lymphoid hyperplasia

Salivary glands
Nonneoplastic tumors and tumor-like conditions
Lymphoid hyperplasia

Author: Sally Tanakchi (see Authors page)
Editor: F. Zahra Aly, M.D., Ph.D.

Revised: 13 March 2018, last major update October 2015

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Definition / general | Microscopic (histologic) images

Cite this page: Tanakchi, S. Lymphoid hyperplasia. PathologyOutlines.com website. http://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/salivaryglandslymphoidhyperplasia.html. Accessed October 16th, 2018.

Definition / general

Lymphoid rich lesions of salivary glands include reactive and neoplastic conditions
- These lesions contain lymphocytes which are integral to or a major component of the pathological condition
In general, the nonneoplastic lesions are characterized by relative preservation of the lobular outline of the gland, predominance of T cells and hyperplasia of the ductal basal cells that lack myoepithelial cells
- Epithelial islands may be infiltrated by B cells
Benign conditions associated with lymphoid hyperplasia include:

Microscopic (histologic) images

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Cystic lymphoid
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