Soft Tissue Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma: A Rare Case With an Interesting Presentation and Review of the Literature

Soft tissue mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma is a rare type of marginal zone lymphoma. Herein, we report a case of a 61-year-old patient who developed soft-tissue marginal zone lymphoma in the right arm. He was treated with rituximab-chlorambucil with good metabolic response and no...

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Published inCurēus (Palo Alto, CA) Vol. 15; no. 11; p. e48389
Main Authors Hammani, Adnane, Doghmi, Othman, Mahtat, El Mehdi, El Maaroufi, Hicham, Doghmi, Kamal
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Cureus Inc 06.11.2023
Subjects
Biopsy
Case reports
Chemotherapy
Drug dosages
Hematology
Lymphoma
Medical prognosis
Pharmacy
Radiation therapy
Tomography
Toxicity
mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (malt) lymphoma
18f-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (18f-fdg pet)
extranodal marginal zone malt lymphoma
immuno-chemotherapy
soft tissue lymphoma
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Summary:Soft tissue mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma is a rare type of marginal zone lymphoma. Herein, we report a case of a 61-year-old patient who developed soft-tissue marginal zone lymphoma in the right arm. He was treated with rituximab-chlorambucil with good metabolic response and no evidence of disease recurrence after one year of follow-up.
ISSN:2168-8184
2168-8184
DOI:10.7759/cureus.48389