Benign Lymphoepithelial Lesion of the Salivary Gland

Preferred Label : Benign Lymphoepithelial Lesion of the Salivary Gland;

NCIt synonyms : Benign Lymphoepithelial Lesion of Salivary Gland; Godwin Tumor; Benign Salivary Gland Lymphoepithelial Lesion;

NCIt definition : A benign lesion that involves the salivary glands, usually the parotid gland. It affects females more often than males and it may be a manifestation of autoimmune diseases such as Sjogren syndrome. There is an increased incidence of benign lymphoepithelial lesions in HIV-positive patients. It is characterized by the presence of a marked lymphocytic infiltrate and epi-myoepithelial islands in the affected salivary gland. Patients usually present with firm and painless swelling of the affected salivary gland. There is an increased risk for development of lymphoma.;

Details

Origin ID

C3949;

UMLS CUI

C0266995;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Benign lymphoepithelial lesion of salivary gland [ICD-11 More detail]
- Other diseases of salivary glands [ICD-10 Sub-category (who)]
- Other diseases of salivary glands [ICD-10 Sub-category]
- benign lymphoepithelial lesion of salivary gland [DO Concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Benign lymphoepithelial lesion of salivary gland (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- benign lymphoepithelial lesion of salivary gland [SNOMED Notion]
DO Cross reference
- benign lymphoepithelial lesion of salivary gland [DO Concept]
Has associated anatomic sites
- Head and Neck [NCIt concept]
- Salivary Gland [NCIt concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Disease or Syndrome [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Benign lymphoepithelial lesion of salivary gland (disorder) [SNOMED CT concept]
- benign lymphoepithelial lesion of salivary gland [DO Concept]
- benign lymphoepithelial lesion of salivary gland [SNOMED Notion]
may_be_associated_disease_of_disease
- Mikulicz Disease [NCIt concept]

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