Key result
VATS resection achieves 100% disease-free or stable status in atypical pulmonary MALT lymphoma cases.
Why the study?
Primary pulmonary MALT lymphoma is a rare, indolent disease with nonspecific imaging that often mimics lung adenocarcinoma.
Design
Retrospective case series
Follow-up
Median 22.8 months
Authors
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Pulmonary MALT lymphoma may mimic adenocarcinoma as pure GGNs; hypothesis-generating for refined imaging criteria before surgery.
Case Report (n=5)
Primary pulmonary MALT lymphoma can present with atypical imaging such as pure ground-glass nodules, complicating diagnosis and often requiring surgical resection for definitive diagnosis and localized treatment.
Guo et al. (2026) conducted a case report in Primary pulmonary MALT lymphoma (n=5). Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) was evaluated on Disease-free or stable status. Surgical resection via VATS in 5 patients with atypical pulmonary MALT lymphoma resulted in all patients remaining disease-free or stable at a median follow-up of 22.8 months.
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