Radiological appearances of lymphomas arising from mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) in the lung

• Published in: Clinical radiology Vol. 53; no. 4; pp. 258 - 263
• Main Authors: O'Donnell, P.G., Jackson, S.A., Tung, K.T., Hassan, B., Wilkins, B., Mead, G.M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Ltd 01.04.1998; Elsevier; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Autoimmune Diseases - complications; Biological and medical sciences; Female; Humans; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Lung Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Lung Neoplasms - pathology; Lung Neoplasms - therapy; Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone - diagnostic imaging; Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone - pathology; Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone - therapy; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry; Respiratory system; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Treatment Outcome; Human; Evaluation; Radiodiagnosis; Lung; Radiologic investigation; Clinical form; Malignant hemopathy; Review; Non Hodgkin lymphoma; Pathology; Histopathology; MALT lymphoma; Lymphoproliferative syndrome; Medical imagery; Computerized axial tomography
• ISSN: 0009-9260; 1365-229X
• DOI: 10.1016/S0009-9260(98)80123-2

We review the radiological findings in 13 patients with histologically proven ( n=10) or clinically diagnosed ( n=3) lymphomas arising in mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) of the lung. These rare B-cell lymphomas typically follow an indolent course, and many cases are still being incorrectly described in current radiological literature under the term pseudolymphoma. The patients frequently give a history of autoimmune disease involving the affected organ, and involvement of another mucosal site as part of a disseminated MALT lymphoma, is common. The radiographic patterns of pulmonary parenchymal involvement in lung MALT lymphomas have been reviewed, and correlation made with their clinical behaviour.