A rare type of cancer in children: extranodal marginal zone B-cell (MALT) lymphoma of the ocular adnexa
Sonay Incesoy-Ozdemir, Nazmiye Yuksek, Ceyhun Bozkurt, Gurses Sahin, Ulya Ertem, Leyla Memis, Aysen Dizman
article (Uluslararası, Hakemli) | Yazar(lar): Sonay Incesoy-Ozdemir, Nazmiye Yuksek, Ceyhun Bozkurt, Gurses Sahin, Ulya Ertem, Leyla Memis, Aysen Dizman | Yıl: 2014 | Dergi/Kurum: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS | İndeks: WOS.SCI | Anahtar Kelimeler: child, lymphoma, mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue, ocular adnexal lymp
Primary ocular adnexal mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas (OAMLs) are mostly seen in the 5(th)-7(th) decades of life, with female predominance, and they occur rarely in children. Thus, knowledge about this cancer type is obtained from adult data in the literature, while the data regarding OAMLs in the pediatric population are limited to a few case reports. Herein, we report a 10-year-old boy with OAML who was treated successfully with radiotherapy, and we discuss this uncommon lymphoma in children.