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Mucosal Lymphoid Proliferation-Extra Nodal Marginal Zone Lymphoma by Anubha Bajaji in Crimson publishers: International journal of telemedicine and applications Crimson Publishers: International journal of telemedicine and applications A common category of extra-nodal marginal zone lymphoma is cogitated by malignant transformation of the mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT). MALT lymphomas enunciate an estimated 70% instances of marginal zone lymphoma per annum and nearly 5% of non- Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Extra-nodal locations such as gastric and pulmonary tissue, breast, small intestine, salivary gland, thyroid and ocular adnexa are implicated. MALT lymphoma is further categorized into a) gastric lymphoma, frequently involving a site such as the stomach and b) non-gastric lymphoma devoid of an incrimination of the stomach, though adjunctive sites of the intestinal tract may be incriminated [1,2]. https://crimsonpublishers.com/tteh/fulltext/TTEH.000514.php For mor...