Longlasting Remission of Primary Hepatic Mucosa-associated Lymphoid Tissue (MALT) Lymphoma Achieved by Radiotherapy Alone.
10.3904/kjim.2006.21.2.127
- Author:
Sang Yun SHIN
1
;
Jin Seok KIM
;
Jong Keun LIM
;
Jee Sook HAHN
;
Woo Ick YANG
;
Chang Ok SUH
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. medi@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Primary hepatic lymphoma;
Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT);
Radiotherapy
- MeSH:
Male;
Lymphoma, Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue/diagnosis/pathology/*radiotherapy;
Liver Neoplasms/diagnosis/pathology/*radiotherapy;
Humans;
Aged
- From:The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
2006;21(2):127-131
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Primary hepatic lymphoma is a rare disorder representing less than 1% of all extranodal lymphomas. Histological examination of a primary hepatic lymphoma usually reveals a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; there have been few reports of primary hepatic mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas. A 67-year-old man was being treated for a duodenal ulcer; while receiving therapy for the ulcer, a liver mass was incidentally found on abdominal ultrasonography. The pathologic diagnosis of the hepatic mass was an extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of MALT. The patient underwent radiotherapy with a total of 4,140 cGy delivered. The patient achieved complete remission and has been followed for 6 years with no recurrence of the disease. This report reviews the case of a primary hepatic extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of MALT successfully treated by radiotherapy alone.
