A case of primary hepatic extranodal marginal zone B-cell mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma treated by radiofrequency ablation (RFA), and a literature review |
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Authors: | Zhe Xu Chong Pang Jidong Sui Zhenming Gao |
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Institution: | First Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China |
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Abstract: | Primary hepatic mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma is an extremely rare liver malignancy that usually lacks characteristic imaging findings and which is often misdiagnosed. We report a 63-year-old woman diagnosed with primary hepatic extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma, MALT type. The patient underwent needle biopsy and radiofrequency ablation (RFA), and showed no signs of relapse during the 12-month postoperative follow-up. This case stresses the rarity of primary hepatic MALT-type lymphoma and the unique and effective treatment for this patient. Our patient received RFA, which showed good efficacy and which provides a new option for the treatment of hepatic MALT lymphoma. We also present our findings from a systematic review to improve the current understanding of this disease. |
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Keywords: | Primary hepatic lymphoma mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma marginal zone B-cell lymphoma radiofrequency ablation fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography cancer |
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