Circular resection of the thoracic trachea for MALT lymphoma in an 81-year-old patient

A case of endobronchial mucosa‐associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma successfully treated with radiotherapy and a review of the literature

“…To the best of our knowledge, only 48 cases have been reported in the literature, including English‐language articles and 2 abstracts in English from conference presentations 1–38 . Furthermore, there has been only one report that reviewed the literature with 20 cases 4 .…”

“…To the best of our knowledge, only 48 cases have been reported in the literature, including English‐language articles and 2 abstracts in English from conference presentations. 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 Furthermore, there has been only one report that reviewed the literature with 20 cases. 4 We believe our review of 49 cases herein will provide valuable information and serve as a useful clinical reference for this rare disease.…”

“…We herein report a case of EML that was diagnosed through a chest computed tomography (CT) during an annual health checkup which was successfully treated with radiotherapy. To the best of our knowledge, only 48 cases of EML have been reported in the literature 1–38 . To date, a comprehensive review of this rare condition is not available.…”

“…To the best of our knowledge, only 48 cases of EML have been reported in the literature. 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 To date, a comprehensive review of this rare condition is not available. Therefore we believe reporting our case with a review of current literature will be useful for patients and providers who may encounter this disease in the future.…”