Indolent behaviour of low-grade B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue involved in salivary glands, renal sinus and prostate.
We report a case of MALT lymphoma (malignant lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissues) involved in the salivary glands, the renal sinus and the prostate. The masses have been progressing very slowly and the patient has remained alive without any treatment for 5 years from the first symptom of this disease.
Department of Urology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Japan.
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Araki
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Kubota
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Iijima
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Suzuki
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Sasagawa
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Nakada
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Maeda
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Arai
D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000473:pathology*; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D011467:Prostate / Q000473:pathology; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000473:pathology; D013365:Submandibular Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*