Pulmonary & Respiratory Medicine

Salmon I

Publications

• Case Report
  Primary Pulmonary MALT Lymphoma about Four Cases and Literature Review
  Author(s): El Haouari A, Tahiri L, Moumna K, Remmilink M and Salmon IEl Haouari A, Tahiri L, Moumna K, Remmilink M and Salmon I
  
  Bronchial-associated lymphoid tissue (BALT) lymphoma is a distinct subgroup of low-grade B-cell extranodal non- Hodgkin’s lymphoma, classified as marginal-zone lymphoma. This study was performed in order to assess the natural history of this rare entity. We evaluated retrospectively the clinical, radiological and histological features and to discuss the optimal management and prognostic factors through a literature review, of 4 patients with biopsy-proven BALT lymphoma collected at department of pathology of Erasme from 2010 to 2014. The group of four patients included tree women and one man, with a median age of 69 years (Range: 45-84 years). One of 4 patients presented fever chest pain within bronchopneumonia, other patients were asymptomatic with an incidental finding after preoperative radiological assessment. Computed tomography (.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-105X.1000307

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