TITLE:
Primary Hepatic Extranodal Marginal Zone B-Cell Lymphoma of Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue at the Maradi Reference Hospital, Niger: A Case Report and Literature Review
AUTHORS:
Elhadji-Chefou Moustapha, Issa Abdoulhaziz, Djibrilla-Almoustapha Amadou, Maman Brah Moustapha, Liman Elhadji Ali Ibrahim Timi, Illa Hamidine, Kimso Oumou, Yacouba Amina, Alzouma Abdou, Idrissa Sidibe Amadou, Hassane Ousseini Nafissa, Malam-Abdou Badé
KEYWORDS:
Hepatic Lymphoma, Primary, Maradi/Niger
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Blood Diseases,
Vol.16 No.2,
May
27,
2026
ABSTRACT: Primary Hepatic Lymphoma (PHL) is a rare malignant tumor. We report a case of primary hepatic lymphoma diagnosed in a 55-year-old patient who presented with right hypochondrium pain. Clinical examination revealed isolated hepatomegaly. Abdominal ultrasound showed heterogeneous macronodular hepatomegaly. Histological and immunohistochemical examination of biopsy fragments from the hepatic nodules led to a diagnosis of marginal zone lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT). In summary, this was a primary hepatic non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the MALT type, classified as Ann Arbor stage IV AB.