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MALT lymphoma is a form of lymphoma involving the lymphoid tissue, frequently of the stomach. MALT lymphoma is a cancer of the B-cell lymphocytes. It usually affects older people who are in their 60s.
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General term applied to malignancies affecting lymphoid tissues?
Hodgkin's disease (Morbus Hodgkini)
Which disease is distinguished by the presence of Reed-Sternberg cells?
Hodgkin's lymphoma
Lymphoma is a disease that prevents the lymph nodes from functioning properly. Which would be a result someone having this disease?
You would be more likely to be harmed by common viruses
What are some of the signs of mantle cell lymphoma?
Mantle cell lymphoma starts in the lymph nodes. The first thing that most people notice is enlarged nodes in the neck, groin or armpits. The disease generally grows fast and by the time it is seen by a doctor, the disease has spread to other organs in the body in most individuals.
What is Hodgkin's disease and how do you detect it?
Hodgkin lymphoma is a cancer of lymph tissue. One can detect Hodgkin disease from the symptoms it causes. Some of the symptoms are lump under the skin, fever, weight loss, tiredness and itching.
What serious disease may develop in those with MALT lymphoma?
Individuals who develop MALT lymphomas are more likely to develop other forms of cancer.
What MALT lymphoma patients are most difficult to treat?
This is an especially open question for those patients who fail to respond to antibiotic therapy, or whose disease recurs.
What medical periodical is available on gastric MALT lymphoma?
Zucca, E., et al. "The Gastric Marginal Zone Lymphoma of MALT Type." Blood 96 (July 2000): 410-19.
What medical periodical is available on MALT lymphoma?
Thieblemont, C., et al. "Mucosa-associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma is a Disseminated Disease in One-third of 158 Patients Analyzed." Blood 95 (February 2000): 802-6.
How is suspicion of MALT lymphoma confirmed?
It is unusual for masses recognizable as tumors to be seen upon examination. Definitive diagnosis of MALT lymphoma requires a biopsy, in which a bit of tissue is removed from the stomach or other involved site.
What body system does lymphoma disease affect?
Lymphoma is a disease that affects the lymphatic system.
What causes treatment for some MALT lymphoma patients to be ineffective?
It may be the case that in these patients, the MALT lymphoma may have already progressed to a point where high-grade lesions, not observed in the original biopsies, were resistant to the initial treatment.
What does being diagnosed with malt lymphoma mean?
This is a type of cancer that isn't produced in the nodes but through other organs. Most patients diagnosed with malt lymphoma find that this cancer is generally diagnosed before it spreads to a larger area of the body.
What is the typical prognosis for MALT lymphoma?
In general, the prognosis for patients with MALT lymphomas is good, with overall five-year survival rates that are greater than 80%.
What type of disease is Hodgkin's Disease?
A type of lymphoma.
Patient with MALT lymphoma who do not respond to standard treatment undergo what alternative therapy?
In general, these patients are treated with chemotherapy in a similar manner to patients with other types of lymphoma.
General term applied to malignancies affecting lymphoid tissues?
Hodgkin's disease (Morbus Hodgkini)
