Of the major autoimmune connective tissue diseases, Sjören's syndrome (SS) is perhaps the least w... more Of the major autoimmune connective tissue diseases, Sjören's syndrome (SS) is perhaps the least well understood. Both primary and secondary forms of SS occur, but their phenotypes are not well defined. No less than 10 sets of diagnostic/classification criteria for SS have been applied since 1965 (1–11), but none have been universally adopted or accepted by the American College of Rheumatology. These criteria have often identified patients with similar clinical features, but not necessarily with a common disease process. There is scant longitudinal data on SS. The absence of recognized classification criteria contributes to delays in diagnosis for individual patients and hampers research into SS due to small sample sizes and heterogeneously diagnosed patient populations. To address these issues, the ongoing Sjören's International Collaborative Clinical Alliance (SICCA) was funded under a US National Institutes of Health contract beginning in 2003. The SICCA project has the goals of 1) designing and implementing an international SS registry for collecting and storing clinical data and biospecimens; 2) developing standardized classification/diagnostic criteria for SS that are universally applicable; and 3) providing these resources for future studies of SS funded by the NIH or comparable agencies.
Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas are known to occur in Sjögren syndrome (SS) pa... more Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas are known to occur in Sjögren syndrome (SS) patients, but reported cases in labial salivary glands (LSG) are rare. We report a case of 60-year-old female patient with SS who developed MALT lymphoma in the labial salivary glands during a 2-year time interval when she was participating in the Sjögren's International Clinical Collaborative Alliance, an ongoing longitudinal multisite observational study funded by the National Institutes of Health of the United States. At follow-up exam, LSG biopsy showed atypical diffuse infiltration by mononuclear cells of variable size and atypical nuclei affecting the whole specimen with destruction of glandular architecture, leading to a diagnosis of B-cell MALT lymphoma. Computerized tomography and bone marrow biopsy failed to show additional evidence of disease. Clinical, serologic, ocular, histologic and immunohistochemical findings are presented. A “watch and wait” policy was adopted with regular examinations.
To determine whether the Sjögren's syndrome B (SSB)-positive/Sjögren's syndrome A (SSA)-n... more To determine whether the Sjögren's syndrome B (SSB)-positive/Sjögren's syndrome A (SSA)-negative antibody profile is associated with key phenotypic features of SS. Among registrants in the Sjögren's International Collaborative Clinical Alliance (SICCA) with possible or established SS, we compared anti-SSA/anti-SSB reactivity profiles against concurrent phenotypic features. We fitted logistic regression models to explore the association between anti-SSA/anti-SSB reactivity profile and each key SS phenotypic feature, controlling for potential confounders. Among 3297 participants, 2061 (63%) had negative anti-SSA/anti-SSB, 1162 (35%) had anti-SSA with or without anti-SSB, and 74 (2%) anti-SSB alone. Key SS phenotypic features were more prevalent and had measures indicative of greater disease activity in those participants with anti-SSA, either alone or with anti-SSB, than in those with anti-SSB alone or negative SSA/SSB serology. These between-group differences were highly ...
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology, 2013
Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas are known to occur in Sjögren syndrome (SS) pa... more Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas are known to occur in Sjögren syndrome (SS) patients, but reported cases in labial salivary glands (LSG) are rare. We report a case of 60-year-old female patient with SS who developed MALT lymphoma in the labial salivary glands during a 2-year time interval when she was participating in the Sjögren's International Clinical Collaborative Alliance, an ongoing longitudinal multisite observational study funded by the National Institutes of Health of the United States. At follow-up exam, LSG biopsy showed atypical diffuse infiltration by mononuclear cells of variable size and atypical nuclei affecting the whole specimen with destruction of glandular architecture, leading to a diagnosis of B-cell MALT lymphoma. Computerized tomography and bone marrow biopsy failed to show additional evidence of disease. Clinical, serologic, ocular, histologic and immunohistochemical findings are presented. A "watch and wait" policy was adopt...
Of the major autoimmune connective tissue diseases, Sjören's syndrome (SS) is perhaps the least w... more Of the major autoimmune connective tissue diseases, Sjören's syndrome (SS) is perhaps the least well understood. Both primary and secondary forms of SS occur, but their phenotypes are not well defined. No less than 10 sets of diagnostic/classification criteria for SS have been applied since 1965 (1–11), but none have been universally adopted or accepted by the American College of Rheumatology. These criteria have often identified patients with similar clinical features, but not necessarily with a common disease process. There is scant longitudinal data on SS. The absence of recognized classification criteria contributes to delays in diagnosis for individual patients and hampers research into SS due to small sample sizes and heterogeneously diagnosed patient populations. To address these issues, the ongoing Sjören's International Collaborative Clinical Alliance (SICCA) was funded under a US National Institutes of Health contract beginning in 2003. The SICCA project has the goals of 1) designing and implementing an international SS registry for collecting and storing clinical data and biospecimens; 2) developing standardized classification/diagnostic criteria for SS that are universally applicable; and 3) providing these resources for future studies of SS funded by the NIH or comparable agencies.
Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas are known to occur in Sjögren syndrome (SS) pa... more Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas are known to occur in Sjögren syndrome (SS) patients, but reported cases in labial salivary glands (LSG) are rare. We report a case of 60-year-old female patient with SS who developed MALT lymphoma in the labial salivary glands during a 2-year time interval when she was participating in the Sjögren's International Clinical Collaborative Alliance, an ongoing longitudinal multisite observational study funded by the National Institutes of Health of the United States. At follow-up exam, LSG biopsy showed atypical diffuse infiltration by mononuclear cells of variable size and atypical nuclei affecting the whole specimen with destruction of glandular architecture, leading to a diagnosis of B-cell MALT lymphoma. Computerized tomography and bone marrow biopsy failed to show additional evidence of disease. Clinical, serologic, ocular, histologic and immunohistochemical findings are presented. A “watch and wait” policy was adopted with regular examinations.
To determine whether the Sjögren's syndrome B (SSB)-positive/Sjögren's syndrome A (SSA)-n... more To determine whether the Sjögren's syndrome B (SSB)-positive/Sjögren's syndrome A (SSA)-negative antibody profile is associated with key phenotypic features of SS. Among registrants in the Sjögren's International Collaborative Clinical Alliance (SICCA) with possible or established SS, we compared anti-SSA/anti-SSB reactivity profiles against concurrent phenotypic features. We fitted logistic regression models to explore the association between anti-SSA/anti-SSB reactivity profile and each key SS phenotypic feature, controlling for potential confounders. Among 3297 participants, 2061 (63%) had negative anti-SSA/anti-SSB, 1162 (35%) had anti-SSA with or without anti-SSB, and 74 (2%) anti-SSB alone. Key SS phenotypic features were more prevalent and had measures indicative of greater disease activity in those participants with anti-SSA, either alone or with anti-SSB, than in those with anti-SSB alone or negative SSA/SSB serology. These between-group differences were highly ...
Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology and oral radiology, 2013
Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas are known to occur in Sjögren syndrome (SS) pa... more Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas are known to occur in Sjögren syndrome (SS) patients, but reported cases in labial salivary glands (LSG) are rare. We report a case of 60-year-old female patient with SS who developed MALT lymphoma in the labial salivary glands during a 2-year time interval when she was participating in the Sjögren's International Clinical Collaborative Alliance, an ongoing longitudinal multisite observational study funded by the National Institutes of Health of the United States. At follow-up exam, LSG biopsy showed atypical diffuse infiltration by mononuclear cells of variable size and atypical nuclei affecting the whole specimen with destruction of glandular architecture, leading to a diagnosis of B-cell MALT lymphoma. Computerized tomography and bone marrow biopsy failed to show additional evidence of disease. Clinical, serologic, ocular, histologic and immunohistochemical findings are presented. A "watch and wait" policy was adopt...
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