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Our results were similar to theirs, with male predominance (M\/F ratio, 3:1) and the presentation of a solitary asymptomatic enlarged lymph node in the head and neck area as the common features. However, in Japan, PTGC occurs more frequently in elderly patients. In this study, 12 (29%) of the patients with PTGC were aged 60 years or more. Thirteen patients (31%) with lymphadenopathy in the neck and head area had developed localized chronic inflammation (chronic sialoadenitis=4, chronic tonsillitis=3, infectious epidermal cyst=2) or an autoimmune disorder (hyperthyroidism=2 and bronchial asthma=2). None of the patients developed a malignant lymphoma during the follow-up period of 5 to 238 months (median 27 months). Histologically, in a single longitudinal section of the lymph node, the PTGC occupied up to 5% of the total follicles in 22 patients, 5-10% in 10, 10-20% in 7, and more than 20% in 3. 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