Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3992003 | Journal of Thoracic Oncology | 2010 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma arising in the thymus is extremely rare and little is known regarding its clinicopathological features. This study examined the clinicopathological features of nine cases of thymic MALT lymphoma. Most patients had autoimmune disease or hyperglobulinemia, and they also had cysts in the tumors. Both increased serum autoantibody levels and polyclonal serum immunoglobulin levels remained essentially unchanged after total thymectomy in all patients. Thymic MALT lymphoma needs to be included in the differential diagnosis in Asian patients with a cystic thymic mass accompanied by autoimmune disease or hyperglobulinemia.
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Authors
Kimihiro Shimizu, Junji Yoshida, Seiichi Kakegawa, Jun Astumi, Kyoichi Kaira, Kiyohiro Oshima, Tomomi Miyanaga, Mitsuhiro Kamiyoshihara, Kanji Nagai, Izumi Takeyoshi,