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Konstantinos Dimopoulos1, Michael Pedersen
1Hæmatologisk Afdeling, Herlev Hospital, Herlev Ringvej 75, Herlev. stamatiskostas@msn.com
Splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL) with or without villous lymphocytes is a low-grade malignant lymphoma, which primarily involves the spleen, the bone marrow and the blood. Even though the prognosis of the disease is good and there is a long overall survival, about two thirds of the patients will require treatment and in 10% of the patients the lymphoma will transform into a high-grade malignant lymphoma. The treatment of SMZL remains empirical, since there is lack of large, prospective studies. Without such studies, the best treatment modality cannot be established.
Splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL) with or without villous lymphocytes is a low-grade malignant lymphoma, which primarily involves the spleen, the bone marrow and the blood. Even though the prognosis of the disease is good and there is a long overall survival, about two thirds of the patients will require treatment and in 10% of the patients the lymphoma will transform into a high-grade malignant lymphoma. The treatment of SMZL remains empirical, since there is lack of large, prospective studies. Without such studies, the best treatment modality cannot be established.
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