Treatment-associated outcomes of patients with primary ocular adnexal MALT lymphoma after accurate diagnosis.
Yuya MasudaKazuto TakeuchiToshio KodamaTomoaki FujisakiYoshitaka ImaizumiEiichi OtsukaShuji OzakiShinji HasebeYoshihiro YakushijinPublished in: International journal of clinical oncology (2019)
Our results indicate that radiotherapy-based treatment strategies for patients with POA-MALT lymphoma show a low rate of recurrence and may improve their prognosis even after the accurate diagnosis. However, contamination of the cases with reactive (polyclonal) lymphoid hyperplasia into those with MALT lymphoma should be carefully removed to avoid unnecessary treatment for malignancies that do not exist.