title: Bacteria associated with marginal zone lymphomas.
abstract: In the last decades some bacteria have been associated with a various extent with marginal zone (extra nodal, nodal and splenic types) lymphomas are frequently associated with chronic infections, with important clinical, molecular, biological, and therapeutic implications. The well-known correlation between Helicobacter pylori and gastric MALT-lymphoma, the recently reported links between Chlamydia psittaci and ocular adnexal MALT-lymphoma and Borrelia burgdorferi and cutaneous MALT lymphoma constitute the most studied examples; in addition, Campylobacter jejuni and some more recent associations encompassing Achromobacter xylosoxidans and Haemophilus influenzae will be further reported. Biological and clinical features, therapeutic implications and future perspectives of these lymphoma-microbial associations are discussed in this review.
authors.affiliation: Ateneo Vita Salute, Pathology Unit and Unit of Lymphoid Malignancies, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. Electronic address: ponzoni.maurilio@hsr.it.
authors.forename: Maurilio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ponzoni
authors.affiliation: Department of Onco-Hematology and Unit of Lymphoid Malignancies, San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Andrés J M
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Ferreri
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000276:immunology*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006801:Humans; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy
keywords: Achromobacter; Bacteria; Borrelia; Campylobacter; Chlamydia; Haemophilus; Helicobacter; Infection; Lymphoma