title: Pulmonary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma with multiple thin-walled pulmonary cysts: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We herein report a rare case of pulmonary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (p-MALT) lymphoma with multiple cystic lesions. A previously healthy 58-year-old Japanese woman visited our hospital for an evaluation of abnormal chest computed tomography (CT) findings. Chest CT revealed multiple cystic lesions in both lungs, and she was diagnosed as having p-MALT lymphoma based on the pathological findings. The patient had no underlying autoimmune diseases. She has not received any chemotherapy and has been stable for two years. This case suggests that, although rare, the possibility of p-MALT lymphoma should be considered in patients with multiple cystic lung diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan.
authors.forename: Shingo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Noguchi
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yatera
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kido
authors.forename: Takaaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ogoshi
authors.forename: Shuya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nagata
authors.forename: Chinatsu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nishida
authors.forename: Kei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamasaki
authors.forename: Toshinori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawanami
authors.forename: Yukiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kawanami
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishimoto
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mukae
mesh_terms: D003560:Cysts / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D020545:Respiratory Mucosa / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*