Primary Low-grade B-cell Lymphoma of Mucosa-associated Lymphoid Tissue (MALT)-type of the Liver in a Patient with Hepatitis C Virus Infection

We report a case of primary low-grade B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT)-type of the liver presenting as a solitary mass in a patient with hepatitis C virus infection. A 73-year-old male was referred to our hospital because of a solitary mass in the liver, which was identifi...

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Published in:Leukemia & lymphoma 2002-07, Vol.43 (7), p.1497-1501
Main Authors: Yago, Kazuhiro, Shimada, Hideto, Itoh, Mitsuru, Ooba, Noriyuki, Itoh, Kazuki, Suzuki, Makoto, Muro, Hiroyuki, Nakamura, Shigeru
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Disease-Free Survival
Hepatitis C - complications
Hepatitis C Virus
Humans
Immunophenotyping
Liver
Liver Neoplasms - complications
Liver Neoplasms - diagnosis
Liver Neoplasms - surgery
Low-grade B-cell Lymphoma
Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone - complications
Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone - diagnosis
Male
Malt
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
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Summary:We report a case of primary low-grade B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT)-type of the liver presenting as a solitary mass in a patient with hepatitis C virus infection. A 73-year-old male was referred to our hospital because of a solitary mass in the liver, which was identified by ultrasonography during a routine follow-up study for his hepatitis C virus carrier status. A fine-needle biopsy was performed and the mass was diagnosed as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. A detailed investigation showed no evidence of lymphoma in other sites. Left lateral segmentectomy was performed. Histologic examination showed diffuse, monotonous infiltration of centrocyte-like cells that are CD 19(+), CD 20(+), sIgM-   (+), CD 3 (m ), CD 5 (m ), CD 10 (m ). The patient received no adjuvant chemotherapy and is alive and disease free 34 months after surgery.
ISSN:1042-8194
1029-2403
DOI:10.1080/1042819022386734