title: [Case of pancreatic mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma].
abstract: A 77-year-old woman underwent abdominal ultrasonic diagnosis in a screening test for diabetes mellitus. A 65 x 45 mm tumor with low echo level was revealed and located from the uncinate process of the pancreas to the body. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography demonstrated the pancreas had a low density area in the arterial phase and a comparable area in the equilibrium phase, compared with the parenchyma of the normal pancreas. Gallium-scintigraphy showed strong accumulation, consistent with the tumor. Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma was diagnosed by endosonography-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy (EUS-FNAB). Complete remission was achieved after radiation therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Fujieda City General Hospital.
authors.forename: Ichita
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Miwa
authors.forename: Yasuhiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.forename: Masanobu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kageoka
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: Akihiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ohata
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Noda
authors.forename: Kentarou
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ikeya
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koda
authors.forename: Fumitoshi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Watanabe
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000379:methods; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D019160:Endosonography / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D010190:Pancreatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D012074:Remission Induction; D016896:Treatment Outcome