J Korean Radiol Soc.  2007 Nov;57(5):489-492. 10.3348/jkrs.2007.57.5.489.

Primary Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma of the Breast: A Case Report

• Park JH
• Kim DB
• Shin MK
• Jang SK
• Kang SM
• Ahn IO

• KMID: 2103911
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jkrs.2007.57.5.489

Abstract

A primary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma (MALT lymphoma) of the breast is extremely rare. We report a case of a MALT lymphoma of the breast that presented as a palpable left breast mass in a 37-year-old woman. A physical examination revealed a large firm, and fixed mass in the left inner breast. Mammograms showed a large, isodense mass in the lower inner quadrant of the left breast and an enlarged lymph node in the axilla. A sonogram demonstrated a 5 cm sized, oval, circumscribed, and heterogeneously hypoechoic mass with posterior acoustic enhancement. A surgical biopsy was performed, and the pathology revealed a MALT lymphoma.

Keyword

Breast; Ultrasonography; Mammography; Lymphoma, mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue; Breast neoplasms; Ultrasongraphy, mammography

MeSH Terms

Acoustics
Adult
Axilla
Biopsy
Breast Neoplasms
Breast*
Female
Humans
Lymph Nodes
Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone*
Mammography
Pathology
Physical Examination
Ultrasonography