Benign lymphoepithelial lesion, historically called Mikulicz disease after Polish surgeon Jan Mikulicz-Radecki, is a benign inflammatory condition causing painless enlargement of major exocrine glands, especially the parotid and lacrimal glands, often linked to Sjogrens syndrome and now classified as a form of IgG4-related disease. Long-standing cases carry an increased risk of progressing to a marginal zone B-cell lymphoma.
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Body SystemLymphatic or Immune System 1 ICD-10 ChapterIII: Diseases of the Blood and Blood-Forming Organs and Certain Disorders Involving the Immune Mechanism 1 Communicable or Non-communicable Transmission Route Sources
1. Wikipedia: ICD-10
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Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism
2. Wikipedia: Non-communicable disease
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NCDs include Parkinson's disease, autoimmune diseases, strokes, heart diseases, cancers, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease, cataracts, and others.
3. Wikipedia: Benign lymphoepithelial lesion
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BLEL may occur in isolation or in association with autoimmune disorders.
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