MALT lymphoma
From BugSigDB
An indolent, extranodal type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma composed of small B-lymphocytes (centrocyte-like cells). The gastrointestinal tract is the most common site of involvement. Other common sites of involvement include lung, head and neck, ocular adnexae, skin, thyroid, and breast. Gastric involvement is associated with the presence of H. pylori infection. (WHO, 2001)
- Aliases
- Extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma
- Extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue
- Extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT-lymphoma)
- Extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue
- extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT lymphoma)
- familial primary gastric lymphoma
- gastric lymphoma, primary
- Immunocytoma
- lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue
- lymphoma, mucosa-associated lymphoid type
- MALT lymphoma
- MALT lymphoma
- MALT lymphoma
- MALT-lymphoma
- MALToma
- mucosa-associated lymphatic tissue lymphoma
- mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma