Low-grade mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue(MALT) marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of the tongue-A case report

• 발행기관: 대한구강악안면외과학회
• 저자명: Joo-Young Ohe Baek-Soo Lee Yeo-Gab Kim Yong-dae Kwon Byung-jun Choi Young-Ran Kim
• 간행물 정보: 『대한구강악안면외과학회지』대한구강악안면회과학회지 제35권 제3호, 187~192쪽, 전체 6쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 내과학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2009.06.30

영문 초록

Out of all oral malignant tumor, malignant lymphoma occurs in only 3.5%. Especially, most of the primary malignant lymphomas, which occur in the head & neck region are high-grade diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) marginal zone B-cell lymphoma is very rare. In the head & neck region, malignant lymphoma is reported to occur in the thyroid, salivary gland, trachea, larynx, orbital lobe and the Waldeyer’s ring. Among the Waldeyer’s ring, palatal tonsil is reported to be the most common region, but, only 1 case report was published in Korea. Until now, there were no case reports of MALT lymphoma that occurred in the tongue. The purpose of this case report is to report and discuss on a case of MALT lymphoma of the tongue.

키워드

MALT lymphoma Tongue