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Primary low‐grade B‐cell lymphoma of the conjunctiva: a mucosa‐associated lymphoid tissue type lymphoma
Author(s) -
WOTHERSPOON A. C.,
DISS T. C.,
PAN L. X.,
SCHMID C.,
KERRMUIR M. G.,
LEA S. HARDMAN,
ISAACSON P. G.,
S HARDMAN LEA,
G ISAACSON P.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
histopathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.626
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1365-2559
pISSN - 0309-0167
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2559.1993.tb00489.x
Subject(s) - lymphoma , pathology , lymphatic system , mucosa associated lymphoid tissue , conjunctiva , immunophenotyping , malt lymphoma , infiltration (hvac) , biology , b cell , medicine , immunology , antigen , antibody , physics , thermodynamics
We describe the clinical presentation, morphology, immunophenotypic features and molecular biology of seven cases of conjunctival lymphoid infiltration. In five cases there was either immunophenotypic or molecular evidence of B‐cell lymphoma. Each of these cases showed the morphological, immunophenotypic and molecular feature of low‐grade B‐cell lymphoma of mucosa‐associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) type. The findings suggest that most conjunctival lymphomas are of this type and explains their uniformly favourable prognosis.