Non-gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphomas: a narrative review of pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment strategies

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Humza Mallick, Varun Karri, and Samir Dalia review a slow-growing blood cancer that starts outside the stomach in a 2025 paper. The cancer grows in wet lining tissues of the body, such as the eye, glands, lung, gut, and skin. Long-term swelling in those spots often sets the stage for it.

Each site has its own linked cause, the review notes. Eye cases tie to one germ in some lands, gland cases to a dry-eye illness, and lung cases to steady airway swelling. A tissue sample with stain tests is the key step to name the illness. Care plans shift by site, stage, and cause, so the site-by-site guide is the core value here.

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Source: https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC12771046