Indolent behaviour of low-grade B cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue arising in the kidney

B Jindal; S C Sharma; A Das; A K Banerjee

doi:10.1159/000050955

Indolent behaviour of low-grade B cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue arising in the kidney

Urol Int. 2001;67(1):91-3. doi: 10.1159/000050955.

Authors

B Jindal¹, S C Sharma, A Das, A K Banerjee

Affiliation

¹ Department of Histopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. [email protected]

PMID: 11464127
DOI: 10.1159/000050955

Abstract

We report a case of low-grade MALT lymphoma (mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue) arising in the kidney. It had very indolent behaviour with multiple extranodal relapses (parotid gland, orbit, skin, breast, prostate) over a period of 13 years; presently, the patient is asymptomatic.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Humans
Kidney Neoplasms / pathology*
Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / pathology*
Male
Middle Aged