Pulmonary Mucosa-associated Lymphoid Tissue (MALT) Lymphoma with Multiple Thin-walled Pulmonary Cysts: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Shingo Noguchi; Kazuhiro Yatera; Takashi Kido; Takaaki Ogoshi; Shuya Nagata; Chinatsu Nishida; Kei Yamasaki; Toshinori Kawanami; Yukiko Kawanami; Hiroshi Ishimoto; Hiroshi Mukae

doi:10.2169/internalmedicine.52.0377

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Pulmonary Mucosa-associated Lymphoid Tissue (MALT) Lymphoma with Multiple Thin-walled Pulmonary Cysts: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Shingo Noguchi, Kazuhiro Yatera, Takashi Kido, Takaaki Ogoshi, Shuya Nagata, Chinatsu Nishida, Kei Yamasaki, Toshinori Kawanami, Yukiko Kawanami, Hiroshi Ishimoto, Hiroshi Mukae

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Shingo Noguchi
Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan
Kazuhiro Yatera
Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan
Takashi Kido
Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan
Takaaki Ogoshi
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Wakamatsu Hospital of the University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan
Shuya Nagata
Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan
Chinatsu Nishida
Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan
Kei Yamasaki
Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan
Toshinori Kawanami
Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan
Yukiko Kawanami
Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan
Hiroshi Ishimoto
Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan
Hiroshi Mukae
Department of Respiratory Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan

Keywords: mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma, multiple cysts, MALT1 gene rearrangement

JOURNAL OPEN ACCESS

2013 Volume 52 Issue 20 Pages 2325-2329

DOI https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.52.0377

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Abstract

We herein report a rare case of pulmonary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (p-MALT) lymphoma with multiple cystic lesions. A previously healthy 58-year-old Japanese woman visited our hospital for an evaluation of abnormal chest computed tomography (CT) findings. Chest CT revealed multiple cystic lesions in both lungs, and she was diagnosed as having p-MALT lymphoma based on the pathological findings. The patient had no underlying autoimmune diseases. She has not received any chemotherapy and has been stable for two years. This case suggests that, although rare, the possibility of p-MALT lymphoma should be considered in patients with multiple cystic lung diseases.

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