Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue(MALT) lymphoma combined with tuberculousenteritis at the same site in the jejunum

Citation
Kw. Kim et al., Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue(MALT) lymphoma combined with tuberculousenteritis at the same site in the jejunum, LEUK LYMPH, 42(5), 2001, pp. 1151
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Hematology,"Onconogenesis & Cancer Research
Journal title
LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA
ISSN journal
10428194 → ACNP
Volume
42
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Database
ISI
SICI code
1042-8194(200109/10)42:5<1151:MLTLCW>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue(MALT) lymphoma is derived from the margin al zone B-cell compartment and can be found at a wide variety of extranodal sites, most frequently at the gastrointestinal site. Recent clinicopatholo gic studies suggest a relationship between MALT lymphoma and chronic inflam matory disorders, such as Helicobacter pylori infection in the stomach or a utoimmune disorders, such as Sjogren's syndrome in the salivary glands. Pri mary gastrointestinal MALT lymphomas most commonly arise in the stomach and less often in the small and large intestine. Recently we experienced a case who had MALT lymphoma combined with tubercul ous enteritis at the same site (jejunum) confirmed by exploratory laparotom y. We suspect that there may be some relationship between MALT lymphoma and chronic inflammatory process of mycobacterial tuberculous enteritis.