Respiratory Medicine
Volume 101, Issue 10 , Pages 2227-2229, October 2007

A patient with endobronchial BALT lymphoma successfully treated with radiotherapy

  • Sayed M.S. Hashemi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Medical Centre of Alkmaar, Wilhelminalaan 12, 1815 JD Alkmaar, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31725482771; fax: +31725482167.
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  • Martin A. Heitbrink

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Medical Centre of Alkmaar, Wilhelminalaan 12, 1815 JD Alkmaar, The Netherlands
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  • Mehdi Jiwa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Medical Centre of Alkmaar, Wilhelminalaan 12, 1815 JD Alkmaar, The Netherlands
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  • Wim G. Boersma

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pulmonary Diseases, Medical Centre of Alkmaar, Wilhelminalaan 12, 1815 JD Alkmaar, The Netherlands

Received 5 November 2006; accepted 28 November 2006. published online 09 July 2007.

Summary 

Low-grade bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue (BALT) lymphoma is a rare tumour originating from the marginal zone of lymphoid tissue. It is a subgroup of B-cell extranodal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with an indolent course. We report a case of this tumour with characteristic histologic feature. The patient had non-specific respiratory complaints. The tumour occluded the right bronchus intermedius. He received radiation therapy alone, resulting in complete remission of the tumour and disappearance of symptoms.

Abbreviations: BALT, bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue, CT, computed tomography, FDG-PET, fluoro-deoxyglucose positron emission tomography, MALT, mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue

KEYWORDS: BALT lymphoma, BALTOMA, Lymphoma, Radiotherapy

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PII: S0954-6111(07)00225-9

doi:10.1016/j.rmed.2006.11.028

Respiratory Medicine
Volume 101, Issue 10 , Pages 2227-2229, October 2007

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