Primary hepatic marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue type in a liver transplant patient with hepatitis B cirrhosis
Articles > Article · 2005
Authors: Deniz NART, Yeşim ERTAN, Funda YILMAZ BARBET, G YUCE, Murat ZEYTÜNLÜ, Murat KILIÇ
TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2005, vol 37, pp 4408-4412
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2005.10.109
Summary
We describe the clinical, histological, and immunohistochemical features of primary hepatic low grade B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) in a liver transplant recipient with hepatitis B cirrhosis. MALT lymphomas arise in organs normally devoid of lymphoid tissue, which accumulates as a consequence of chronic antigenic stimulation associated with chronic infection or autoimmune disease. Primary hepatic MALT lymphoma is extremely rare; 13 cases have been reported worldwide to date. Our patient is the first case of primary hepatic MALT lymphoma associated with hepatitis B cirrhosis who was treated with orthotopic liver transplantation.