Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma of the esophagus: a case report.
Carcinomas are the most common malignancies of the esophagus. Primary malignant lymphoma involving the esophagus is rare, with only a few cases of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma of the esophagus having been reported. We report the case of a 74-year-old man who was diagnosed with an esophageal MALT lymphoma. Generally, MALT lymphomas are indolent and tend to disseminate slowly; however, the behavior of this disease is not known clearly, and a standard treatment has not been established because of its rarity. Although complete response was confirmed with 36-Gy irradiation, careful follow-up is necessary for the patient.
Kitamoto
Yoshizumi
Y
Department of Radiology and Radiation Oncology, Gunma University School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan. ykitamot@showa.gunma-u.ac.jp
Hasegawa
Masatoshi
M
Ishikawa
Hitoshi
H
Saito
Jun-ichi
J
Yamakawa
Michitaka
M
Kojima
Masaru
M
Nakano
Takashi
T
D000368:Aged; D004724:Endoscopy; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D004945:Esophagoscopy; D006801:Humans; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male