title: Thymic and pulmonary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphomas in a patient with Sjögren's syndrome and literature review.
abstract: Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma (MALToma) has been reported in several organs. Among MALTomas, thymic and pulmonary MALTomas are rare. The present report describes a patient with Sjögren's syndrome who presented thymic and pulmonary MALTomas. Although the exact pathogenetic relationship between these two tumours is uncertain, it is likely that the underlying immune dysregulation related to Sjögren's syndrome contributed to the occurrence and the unusual manifestation of MALTomas in this patient.
authors.affiliation: Divisions of Respiratory Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sunada
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: Takahide
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kodama
authors.forename: Yoichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Anami
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Satoh
authors.forename: Morio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohtsuka
authors.forename: Kiyohisa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sekizawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear / Q000032:analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011379:Prognosis; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D013953:Thymus Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear; C035356:SS-A antibodies; C035357:SS-B antibodies