title: Pulmonary MALT lymphoma: A case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma is an extranodal low-grade B-cell lymphoma. Pulmonary MALT lymphoma is considered to originate from bronchial MALT and is also referred to as bronchial-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma. Pulmonary MALT lymphoma is a rare disease, but it is the most frequent subset of primary pulmonary lymphoma. The median age at diagnosis of pulmonary MALT lymphoma is 50-60 years, with only few patients aged <30 years. This is the case report of a 19-year-old patient with pulmonary MALT lymphoma presenting with a multiple pulmonary consolidation pattern on computed tomography scans, who underwent successful chemotherapeutic treatment with a chlorambucil-based regimen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology and Oncology, China-Japan Union Hospital Affiliated to Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130033, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Lintao
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bi
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology and Oncology, China-Japan Union Hospital Affiliated to Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130033, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology and Oncology, China-Japan Union Hospital Affiliated to Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130033, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Wang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Dan
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology and Oncology, China-Japan Union Hospital Affiliated to Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin 130033, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Zhenxia
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Lu
keywords: lymphoma; mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue; pulmonary