Advances in clinical treatment of MALT lymphoma / 中华放射肿瘤学杂志

ABSTRACT

Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma often occurs in the stomach as well as the head and neck.This disease has characteristics of multi-site dissemination and indolent development,and about 80% of MALT lymphoma patients are in early stage.Helicobacter pylori (Hp) eradication is the main method for treating early-stage Hp-positive gastric MALT lymphoma.For patients with other types of early-stage MALT lymphoma and those with gastric MALT lymphoma who failed Hp eradication therapy,radiotherapy has a good clinical effect.In recent years,radiotherapy target volume has changed from the involved field to the involved site,and the dose has been decreased.This article provides a review of the above aspects.