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MALT lymphoma differential diagnosis
Introduction
Overview
Overview
MALT lymphoma must be differentiated from gastric carcinoma, gastritis, diffuse large B cell lymphoma, follicular lymphoma, small cell lymphocytic lymphoma, and mantle cell lymphoma.[1][2][3]
Differentiating MALT Lymphoma from other Diseases
Differentiating MALT Lymphoma from other Diseases
- Gastric MALT lymphoma must be differentiated from:[1]
- B-cell lymphoma
- Non Hodgkins lymphoma
- Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
- Follicular lymphoma
- Reactive follicular hyperplasia
- Small cell lymphocytic lymphoma
- Mantle cell lymphoma
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Differential diagnosis of gastric lymphoma. Dr Henry Knipe and A.Prof Frank Gaillard et al. Radiopaedia 2016. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/gastric-lymphoma. Accessed on January 29, 2016
- ↑ Owens, SR (2012). “Gastrointestinal Lymphomas Entities and Mimics”. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2012. Retrieved 02/01/2016. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Bacon CM, Du MQ, Dogan A (2007). “Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma: a practical guide for pathologists”. J Clin Pathol. 60 (4): 361–72. doi:10.1136/jcp.2005.031146. PMC 2001121. PMID 16950858.
- ↑ Owens, SR (2012). “Gastrointestinal Lymphomas Entities and Mimics”. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2012. Retrieved 02/01/2016. Check date values in:
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