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Abstract

Lymphoma is a malignancy of lymphoid tissues. The vast majority of lymphomas occur within lymph nodes. However, it can present in an extra nodal site. Approximately 25% to 30% of cases of Non Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) and 1% of cases of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) will present as extra nodal diseases.

Lymphomas involving the parotid gland are uncommon, they only account for 0.2%-0.8% of all malignant parotid tumors.

The vast majority of parotid gland lymphomas are NHL. Incidence of primary Hodgkin lymphoma of the parotid gland is extremely rare.

This report describes a case of Hodgkin lymphoma of parotid gland in 29 years old female underwent superficial parotidectomy and the pathological examination disclosed the diagnosis of nodular lymphocyte predominance Hodgkin lymphoma.