MALT lymphoma
NON-HODGKIN LYMPHOMA THAT HAS MATERIAL BASIS IN MUCOSAL TISSUE INVOLVED IN ANTIBODY PRODUCTION
MALT-lymphoma; Lymphoma, mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue; Extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue; MALToma; Extranodal marginal zone B cell lymphoma; Mucosa-Associated Lymphatic Tissue lymphoma; Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma; Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma
MALT lymphoma (MALToma) is a form of lymphoma involving the mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT), frequently of the stomach, but virtually any mucosal site can be affected. It is a cancer originating from B cells in the marginal zone of the MALT, and is also called extranodal marginal zone B cell lymphoma.