title: Primary hepatic marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue type in a liver transplant patient with hepatitis B cirrhosis.
abstract: We describe the clinical, histological, and immunohistochemical features of primary hepatic low grade B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) in a liver transplant recipient with hepatitis B cirrhosis. MALT lymphomas arise in organs normally devoid of lymphoid tissue, which accumulates as a consequence of chronic antigenic stimulation associated with chronic infection or autoimmune disease. Primary hepatic MALT lymphoma is extremely rare; 13 cases have been reported worldwide to date. Our patient is the first case of primary hepatic MALT lymphoma associated with hepatitis B cirrhosis who was treated with orthotopic liver transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Ege University Medical Faculty, Izmir, Turkey.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nart
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ertan
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Yüce
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zeytunlu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kilic
mesh_terms: D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000473:pathology*; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000473:pathology