A case of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma of the bladder successfully treated with radiotherapy
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Primary lymphoma of the bladder is extremely rare. It represents less than 0.2% of all extranodal primary lymphomas and is usually extranodal marginal-zone B cell lymphoma of mucosaassociated lymphoid tissue (MALT).1 We herein report a case of primary MALT lymphoma of the bladder in a 77-year-old female patient who was successfully treated with radiotherapy. This lymphomawas not diagnosed earlier because it coincided with chronic cystitis.
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