A Rare Case of Hepatic MALT Lymphoma with Coexistence of Hepatitis B Virus and Echinococcus Infection

Primary hepatic extranodal mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma is seen extremely rare compromising 0,016% among non-Hodgkin lymphomas. Association of chronic inflammatory conditions or infectious processes mostly hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection has been reported by scarce number case presentations. Whereas MALT accompanied echinococcus granulosus was described only in one primary pulmonary case. We herein present a with both HBV carrier state and liver hydatid cyst history. A 86 years old male patient referred to our clinic sole mass diagnosed core biopsy. Positron emission tomography detected increased uptake the lesion without any other site. He successfully treated rituximab-chemotherapy, tenofovir albendazole. By adding more literature we aimed emphasize probable etiologic causative role lymphoma.