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ArticleCase reports in otolaryngology2020

Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma of the Larynx.

Omar Rizvi, Tyson Nielsen, Shethal Bearelly

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Article in Case reports in otolaryngology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Unusual case of follicular lymphoma of vocal cord.Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology · 2026
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  4. Laryngeal Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase-Positive B-cell Lymphoma: Case Report and Review.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2023
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Omar RizviDepartment of Otolaryngology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4662-9309
Tyson NielsenDepartment of Otolaryngology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
Shethal BearellyDepartment of Otolaryngology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA.
University of Arizona · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas are a subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma stemming from marginal zone B-cells. In this case report, we present two patients with an extremely rare localization of MALT lymphoma to the larynx.

methodsCase 1 is of a 78-year-old male presenting with a six-month history of progressive hoarseness with a past medical history significant for marginal zone lymphoma of the right orbit. Diagnosis was confirmed with a biopsy for extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of MALT type. An FDG-PET scan was done but did not show any sign of FDG avid malignancy, including at the primary site. Case 2 is a 60-year-old female presenting with one year of worsening throat discomfort, intermittent cough, and dyspnea with exertion. Pathology confirmed a diagnosis of extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of MALT type.

resultsCase 1 was treated with low-dose radiation at 4 Gy delivered over two fractions of 2 Gy each. Upon completion of radiation treatment, he reported a resolution of his hoarseness and normalization of his voice. A four-month follow-up in May 2018 with flexible nasolaryngoscopy revealed a normal exam with fully mobile vocal folds bilaterally and no evidence of left false vocal fold submucosal mass. At seven months following treatment, the patient died unexpectedly of unknown causes. Case 2 was treated with radiation at 30 Gy in 15 fractions over the course of one month. Following completion of radiation therapy, she had improvement of her sore throat, nausea, dysphagia, dysgeusia, and dry mouth. At 21-month follow-up, she had no evidence of disease.

conclusionThis case report demonstrates that MALT lymphoma can present with much more benign and subtle symptoms. This highlights the importance of clinicians to keep broad differentials and consider MALT lymphomas in the setting of laryngeal masses.

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