title: Bilateral breast MALT lymphoma: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Breast lymphoma is a rare disease. Both primary and secondary breast involvement have been reported. Most primary breast lymphomas are high-grade malignant neoplasms, mainly large cell and Burkitt type. Low-grade lymphomas of the breast, particularly mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas, have been exceedingly rare. In this report we present a patient with bilateral breast involvement by MALT lymphoma. Our patient developed localized MALT lymphoma in both breasts in a sequential fashion. She was treated with bilateral lumpectomy, followed by radiation therapy to both breasts. The patient is alive and well more than 1 year after therapy with no recurrence. We believe this is the first such case described in detail in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gopal
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Awasthi
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Elghetany
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000473:pathology*