A Case of Pulmonary MALT Lymphoma Arising from Lymphocytic Interstitial Pneumonitis

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

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Ki Hoon Park¹  Soon Seog Kwon¹  Myung Hee Chung²  Jeana Kim³  Hee Jung Lee³  Ji-Won Min⁴  Yong Hyun Kim¹ 

[1] Department of Internal Medicine, Bucheon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea School of Medicine;Department of Radiology, Bucheon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea School of Medicine;Department of Pathology, Bucheon St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea School of Medicine;Department of Internal Medicine, Catholic Medical Center, The Catholic University of Korea School of Medicine

关键词: Lymphoma;    Lymphoproliferative Disorders;    Lung Diseases;    Interstitial;    Lymphoid Tissue;   

DOI  :  10.4046/trd.2012.73.2.115

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

【 摘 要 】

Pulmonary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue-derived (MALT) lymphoma is a rare disease. This disorder is considered to be a model of antigen-driven lymphoma, which is driven either by autoantigens or by chronic inflammatory conditions. Low-grade B-cell MALT lymphoma may develop from a nonneoplastic pulmonary lymphoproliferative disorder, such as lymphocytic interstitial pneumonitis (LIP). A recent estimate predicts that less than 5% of LIP patients acquire malignant, low-grade, B-cell lymphoma. In Korea, there has been no previous report of malignant low-grade, B-cell lymphoma, acquired from LIP. Here, we present the case of a patient with LIP that developed into pulmonary MALT lymphoma, six years after diagnosis.

【 授权许可】

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