Extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma/maltoma of the lip in a child: case report and review of cutaneous lymphoid proliferations in childhood

Int J Surg Pathol. 2006 Apr;14(2):163-9. doi: 10.1177/106689690601400213.

Abstract

All forms of cutaneous lymphomas are rare in children. Extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphomas (EMZBL)/mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas are unusual neoplasms in children and young adults. We report a case of an EMZBL/MALT lymphoma of the lip in a previously healthy 14-year-old boy without immunodeficiency, confirmed by immunohistochemistry and documentation of clonal rearrangement of the immunoglobulin heavy-chain gene. Additionally, we present a review of the differential diagnosis of skin and mucosal lymphoid proliferations in childhood.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Gene Rearrangement, B-Lymphocyte, Heavy Chain
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Lip Neoplasms / genetics
  • Lip Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Lip Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / genetics
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / metabolism
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / pathology*
  • Male
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / pathology
  • Skin Neoplasms / genetics
  • Skin Neoplasms / metabolism
  • Skin Neoplasms / pathology*