title: Primary biphasic lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma of the lung. A mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma with compartmentalization of plasma cells in the lung and lymph nodes.
abstract: A primary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma of the lung in a 27-year-old man was found. The tumor was composed mainly of centrocyte-like cells and plasma cells. These two components were demarcated sharply from each other, resulting in a zoning or biphasic pattern. This characteristic pattern also was present in the involved regional lymph nodes. Monoclonality of tumor cells was shown immunohistochemically and by in situ hybridization techniques. This article also highlights the use of in situ hybridization in detecting light chain mRNA in paraffin sections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomical Pathology, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chetty
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Close
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Timme
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Willcox
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Forder
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002451:Cell Compartmentation; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D015451:Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008482:Mediastinum; D009693:Nucleic Acid Hybridization; D010950:Plasma Cells / Q000473:pathology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis; D012334:RNA, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D012334:RNA, Neoplasm