title: Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma of the thymus resected using combined thoracoscopic and transcervical approaches.
abstract: Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma is a low-grade variant of B cell lymphoma that arises in extranodal tissue of the gastrointestinal tract, lung, salivary gland, thyroid, or other organ derived from the foregut. However, MALT lymphoma in the thymus is extremely rare. We report a case of thymic MALT lymphoma, extending to the neck, resected using combined thoracoscopic and transcervical approaches. To the best of our knowledge, thoracoscopic management of MALT lymphoma in the thymus has not previous been reported.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Thoracic Surgery, Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan. shunsuke@hachioji-hosp.tokai.ac.jp
authors.forename: Shunsuke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Kohno
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tadasu
authors.forename: Mun
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mingyon
authors.forename: Abe
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yoshiaki
authors.forename: Motoi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Noriko
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome