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MALT
(redirected from Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue)

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MALTMucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue
MALTMucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma (non-Hodgkin's)
MALTMarin Agricultural Land Trust
MALTMonetary Allowance in Lieu of Transportation
MALTManitoba Association of Library Technicians (Canada; est. 1971)
MALTMontana Association of Language Teachers (est. 1954)
MALTMnemonic Assembly Language Translator
MALTMedia-Assisted Language Teaching (University of Brighton; UK)
MALTMedical Automated Long-Term
MALTMesosphere and Lower Thermosphere


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During progression of gastritis over the years, the gastric mucosa undergoes a sequence of changes that may lead to glandular atrophy, intestinal metaplasia, increased risk of gastric dysplasia and carcinoma,6-9 and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma,10,11 reported as extranodal, marginal zone, B-cell lymphoma in the World Health Organization classification.
Discussion Marginal-zone B-cell lymphoma--which is known in the Revised European-American Lymphoma/World Health Organization (REAL/WHO) classification system as extranodal marginal B-cell lymphoma of the mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT)--accounts for 7 to 8% of all non-Hodgkin's lymphomas.
Secondary Sjogren's syndrome in association with autoimmune diseases has a greater incidence of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue or mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma with a predilection for the parotid gland.
 
 
 
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