MALT lymphoma of the left biceps muscle: a rare case with an interesting presentation

Yonal-Hindilerden, İPEK; Hindilerden, Fehmi; Dogan, Ibrahim; Nalcaci, Meliha

doi:10.1186/s40064-016-2880-3

MALT lymphoma of the left biceps muscle: a rare case with an interesting presentation

Yonal-Hindilerden I., Hindilerden F., Dogan I. O., Nalcaci M.

SPRINGERPLUS, cilt.5, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 5
Basım Tarihi: 2016
Doi Numarası: 10.1186/s40064-016-2880-3
Dergi Adı: SPRINGERPLUS
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: Extranodal marginal zone lymphoma (MZL), also called mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma accounts for 7-8 % of non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHLs) and most commonly involves the stomach. However, muscle involvement is very rare.