Retrospective Analysis of 75 Patients with Pulmonary Mucosa-associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma in China

SummaryPulmonary mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma is the most frequently occurring subtype of primary pulmonary lymphoma. We retrospectively reviewed articles that reported pulmonary MALT lymphoma in the China National Knowledge Infrastructure, WANFANG database, and VIP database published between January 1987 and December 2011, and then investigated the clinical characteristics and outcomes of the patients in these reported articles. A total of 128 pulmonary MALT lymphoma cases were identified and 75 cases had complete information. These results can be used as preliminary data for planning further studies