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'''Marginal zone lymphoma''' (MZL) is an indolent [[non-Hodgkin lymphoma]] can be extranodal, nodal, or splenic, where the former is most common. Extranodal MZL originates from <abbr>[[MALT]]</abbr> and is associated with chronic inflammation or infection, for example in case of: | '''Marginal zone lymphoma''' (MZL) is an indolent [[non-Hodgkin lymphoma]] can be extranodal, nodal, or splenic, where the former is most common. Extranodal MZL originates from <abbr>[[MALT]]</abbr> and is associated with chronic inflammation or infection, for example in case of: | ||
* [[Helicobacter pylori gastritis|H. pylori]] infection – gastric MALT lymphoma | * [[Helicobacter pylori gastritis|H. pylori]] infection – [[Gastric cancer|gastric MALT lymphoma]] | ||
* Chlamydia psittaci infection in the eye – ocular adnexal lymphoma | * Chlamydia psittaci infection in the eye – ocular adnexal lymphoma | ||
* [[Sjögren syndrome]] – MALT lymphoma in the salivary glands | * [[Sjögren syndrome]] – MALT lymphoma in the salivary glands | ||