Maltoma veiled in the lung-a rare case of pulmonary and gastric maltoma

Maltoma veiled in the lung-a rare case of pulmonary and gastric maltoma

Mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) is a type of B-cell lymphoma that is commonly observed in the gastrointestinal site, most frequently occurring in the stomach. However, the incidence of this type of lymphoma in the respiratory tract is very uncommon. We report a case of this rare clinical en...

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Veröffentlicht in:Respiratory medicine case reports 2021-01, Vol.33, p.101403, Article 101403
Hauptverfasser: Nasrullah, Adeel, Gordon, Ayla, Javed, Anam, Tariq, Usman, Raja, Atif, Alhajhusain, Ahmad
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Sprache:eng
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Case Report
Extranodal marginal zone lymphoma
Lymphoma
Pulmonary maltoma
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Zusammenfassung:Mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) is a type of B-cell lymphoma that is commonly observed in the gastrointestinal site, most frequently occurring in the stomach. However, the incidence of this type of lymphoma in the respiratory tract is very uncommon. We report a case of this rare clinical entity in a patient who presented with non-symptomatology and was diagnosed with pulmonary MALT lymphoma (pMALToma).
ISSN:2213-0071
2213-0071
DOI:10.1016/j.rmcr.2021.101403