[MALT-type lymphoma of lacrimal gland: case report].
A 72-year-old female presented with a lump in the left superior-lateral eyelid. The magnetic resonance imaging showed a well-delineated mass in the left lacrimal gland. The tumor was isointense on both the T1 and T2 weighted images, and it was homogenously enhanced with Gd-DTPA. Surgery via the trans-cranial approach revealed a pinkish and elastic-hard tumor. Total resection was successfully performed. The hematoxilyn-eosin staining of the surgical specimen showed a dense infiltrate of lymphocytes, which were composed predominantly of small lymphocytes, centrocyte-like cells, monocytoid cells, and occasionally transformed lymphocytes. The immunohistochemical findings for CD20, CD3, UCHL-1, CD23, CD5, cyclinD1, and bcl-2 were compatible with Mucosa Associated Lymphoid Tissue (MALT)-type lymphoma. The patient received local radiation therapy (30 Gy/15 fractions). She remained in complete clinical remission of the disease about one and a half years after treatment.
Saka
Masato
M
Department of Neurosurgery, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, Japan.
Morioka
Jun
J
Kajiwara
Koji
K
Yoshikawa
Koichi
K
Amano
Takayuki
T
Kubota
Hisashi
H
Nomura
Sadahiro
S
Kato
Syoichi
S
Fujii
Masami
M
Fujisawa
Hirosuke
H
Suzuki
Michiyasu
M
D000368:Aged; D005134:Eye Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D005260:Female; D019786:Gadolinium DTPA; D006801:Humans; D007765:Lacrimal Apparatus; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D012074:Remission Induction
D019786:Gadolinium DTPA