Primary hepatic lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue type: a case report with cytogenetic study

Int J Surg Pathol. 2008 Jul;16(3):301-7. doi: 10.1177/1066896907312671. Epub 2008 Apr 2.

Abstract

Primary hepatic lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue type is extremely rare. Only 38 cases have been reported to date. A case of a 59-year-old man with Helicobacter pylori-resistant gastric ulcers and Buerger disease who was followed up since 1999 is reported. A 2-cm hepatic nodule was incidentally found during partial gastrectomy and corresponded to mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue-type lymphoma without underlying liver disease. Molecular studies showed a clonal immunoglobulin heavy-chain gene rearrangement. Investigations for the mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma-associated translocations t(11;18) and t(14;18), as well as the t(3;14)(q27;q32), were negative, whereas trisomy 3 and trisomy 18 were detected.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 18 / genetics*
  • Chromosomes, Human, Pair 3 / genetics*
  • Disease-Free Survival
  • Gene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte, Heavy Chain / genetics
  • Humans
  • In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
  • Liver Neoplasms / genetics
  • Liver Neoplasms / immunology
  • Liver Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Liver Neoplasms / surgery
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / genetics
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / immunology
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / pathology*
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / surgery
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Trisomy*