Pulmonary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma and myasthenia gravis. A case report

We describe a low-grade, MALT-lymphoma with multiple, unusually large opacities involving both the lungs in a woman suffering from myasthenia gravis. Unlike other autoimmune diseases, myasthenia gravis has never been associated with MALT-lymphoma thus far. After cyclophosphamide treatment, a complet...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Haematologica (Roma) 1998-04, Vol.83 (4), p.381
Hauptverfasser:	Gabrielli, GB, Codella, O, Capra, F, De Sandre, G
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Female Humans Lung Neoplasms - complications Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone - complications Middle Aged Myasthenia Gravis - complications
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Zusammenfassung:	We describe a low-grade, MALT-lymphoma with multiple, unusually large opacities involving both the lungs in a woman suffering from myasthenia gravis. Unlike other autoimmune diseases, myasthenia gravis has never been associated with MALT-lymphoma thus far. After cyclophosphamide treatment, a complete detersion of the pulmonary opacities was obtained.
ISSN:	0390-6078 1592-8721