title: Indolent behaviour of low-grade B cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue arising in the kidney.
abstract: We report a case of low-grade MALT lymphoma (mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue) arising in the kidney. It had very indolent behaviour with multiple extranodal relapses (parotid gland, orbit, skin, breast, prostate) over a period of 13 years; presently, the patient is asymptomatic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. medinst@pgi.nic.in
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jindal
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Banerjee
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged