title: Tumor biology of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphomas.
abstract: Extranodal lymphomas arising at mucosal sites exhibit clinicopathological features that suggest a closer relationship of these tumors to the structure and function of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) than to lymph nodes. The factors that induce MALT in these tissues are operative in early MALT lymphoma development and the progressive independence on T-cell help defines late stages of MALT lymphoma genesis.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Pathologie, Universität Würzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Greiner
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Knörr
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Seeberger
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schultz
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Müller-Hermelink
mesh_terms: D000941:Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D017635:Clonal Anergy; D006801:Humans; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000941:Antigens