Mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma of the thymus with trisomy 18.
Intern Med
; 48(23): 2025-32, 2009.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19952486
Extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT lymphoma) of the thymus is rare and little is known about its karyotype abnormality. MALT lymphoma in general shows a good prognosis, but some reports suggest that the presence of trisomy 18 predicts recurrence. Here, we report a patient with MALT lymphoma of the thymus and the left parotid gland accompanied by Sjogren's syndrome. The karyotype analysis revealed that this is the first case of thymic MALT lymphoma with trisomy 18, which we believe is worth reporting. We also review cases with thymic MALT lymphoma previously reported in the literature.
Search on Google
Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Thymus Neoplasms
/
Trisomy
/
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18
/
Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
/
Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adult
/
Female
/
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Intern Med
Journal subject:
MEDICINA INTERNA
Year:
2009
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Japan
Country of publication:
Japan