MUCOSA-ASSOCIATED LYMPHOID-TISSUE (MALT) LYMPHOMA OF THE THYMUS - CASE-REPORT AND LITERATURE-REVIEW

Authors
KIM DH NAM ES YI JG SHIN HS KIM IS
Citation
Dh. Kim et al., MUCOSA-ASSOCIATED LYMPHOID-TISSUE (MALT) LYMPHOMA OF THE THYMUS - CASE-REPORT AND LITERATURE-REVIEW, International journal of surgical pathology, 6(4), 1998, pp. 229-233
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Pathology,Surgery
Journal title
International journal of surgical pathology → ACNP
ISSN journal
10668969
Volume
6
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
229 - 233
Database
ISI
SICI code
1066-8969(1998)6:4<229:ML(LOT>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
We present a rare case of primary low-grade B-cell lymphoma of the thy mus. The tumor showed the typical features of a MALT (mucosa-associate d lymphoid tissue) lymphoma with epithelium-lined thymic cyst. Histolo gically, there were sheets of centrocyte-like (CCL) cells intermingled with small lymphocytes and plasma cells. CCL cells invaded the epithe lium of the cyst and residual Hassall's corpuscles, forming characteri stic lymphoepithelial lesions. Immunohistochemically, the tumor cells revealed positive immunoreaction for CD20 and monotypic cytoplasmic re striction of kappa light chain.