title: Primary extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of the mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue type in the CNS.
abstract: Extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of the mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) type has been reported in various internal organs. Here a case is reported of MALT lymphoma developing in the cerebellopontine (CP) angle in a patient with Sjogren syndrome, and the concept of MALT lymphoma of the CNS is introduced. Pathologically, the tumor showed inflammatory features of reactive lymphocytic infiltration with follicle formation, but there were slightly atypical lymphocytes and plasmacytes with B-cell markers. These cells invaded reactive follicles, showing follicular colonization, and showed aberrant expression indicating their neoplastic nature. A review of the literature revealed eight cases of MALT lymphoma originating from the dura mater and one from the CP angle. The average age of patients was 50 years (range 28-66 years), and all patients were female. The tumors were slow to develop and the patients were cured after surgical removal and/or additional therapies. It is proposed that MALT lymphoma should be considered as a differential diagnosis of inflammatory pseudotumor of the CNS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Pathology, Hokkaido University Hospital, Sapporo, Japan. tomooitoh@ma3.justnet.ne.jp
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Itoh
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kitami
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kamata
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mitsumori
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fujita
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ohnishi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagashima
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000378:metabolism; D001402:B-Lymphocytes / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D019938:Cyclin D1 / Q000378:metabolism; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007145:Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains / Q000378:metabolism; D007146:Immunoglobulin lambda-Chains / Q000378:metabolism; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2 / Q000378:metabolism; D009418:S100 Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D007145:Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains; D007146:Immunoglobulin lambda-Chains; D019253:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2; D009418:S100 Proteins; D019938:Cyclin D1