Clinical Features and Prognostic Assessment of Nodal Marginal Zone B-Cell Lymphoma, a Rare Disease with Follicular-Like Behaviour.
Arcaini L, Paulli M, Burcheri S, Boveri E, Rossi A, Spina M, Passamonti F, Montanari M, Gallamini A, Uziel L, Crugnola M, Montanari F, Pascutto C, Morra E, Lazzarino M. Clinical Features and Prognostic Assessment of Nodal Marginal Zone B-Cell Lymphoma, a Rare Disease with Follicular-Like Behaviour. Blood 2006, 108: 2427. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v108.11.2427.2427.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMarginal zone B-cell lymphomaPrimary nodal marginal zone B-cell lymphomaNodal marginal zone B-cell lymphomaEvent-free survivalB-cell lymphomaShorter event-free survivalPrimary nodal marginal zone lymphomaFLIPI scoreMarginal zone lymphomaNodal marginal zone lymphomaClinical featuresB symptomsHCV serologyOverall survivalBorderline significancePrognostic assessmentLower riskRare diseaseMedian age 63 yearsPeripheral blood involvementAge 63 yearsPositive HCV serologyWorse overall survivalOverall response rateLymph node localization