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marginal zone lymphoma
Definition
- Indolent neoplasm of mature, postgerminal center B lymphocytes whose nl counterparts reside in the marginal zone of lymphoid follicles in the spleen, LN, & lymphoid tissues
- 3 subtypes:
- Splenic MZL,
- nodal MZL, &
- ENMZL (also referred to as MALT lymphoma) (JNCCN 2006;4:311)
- Comprises approx 5–10% of all NHLs
- Pathogenesis of marginal zone lymphoma
- Epidemiology: - Comprise approximately 10% of all NHLs
- Clinical Presentation of marginal zone lymphoma
- Subtypes of Marginal Zone Lymphoma
- Diagnostic Evaluation of marginal zone lymphoma
- treatment-of-marginal zone lymphoma