Current aspects of the pathology and differentiation of extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma, MALT-Type, and gastrointestinal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma

• Published in: Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie Vol. 48; no. 8; p. 833
• Main Authors: Flossbach, L, Kestler, H A, Gress, T M, Möller, P, Barth, T F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: German
• Published: Germany 01.08.2010
• Subjects: Biomarkers, Tumor - metabolism; Diagnosis, Differential; Humans; Lymphoma, B-Cell - metabolism; Lymphoma, B-Cell - pathology; Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone - metabolism; Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone - pathology; Neoplasm Proteins - metabolism

The marginal zone B-cell lymphoma, MALT-type (MZBL, MT) is a low-grade B-cell lymphoma which is predominantly localised in the stomach with a typical morphology and cytogenetic pattern. The coexistence of a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) with an MZBL, MT in the gastrointestinal tract is defin...