pathology Pathology is the study of the causes and effects of disease or injury. The word ''pathology'' also refers to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of biology research fields and medical practices. However, when used in ...

, lymphoepithelial lesion refers to a discrete abnormality that consists of lymphoid cells and epithelium, which may or may ''not'' be

benign Malignancy () is the tendency of a medical condition to become progressively worse. Malignancy is most familiar as a characterization of cancer. A ''malignant'' tumor contrasts with a non-cancerous ''benign'' tumor in that a malignancy is not s ...

. It may refer to a '' benign lymphoepithelial lesion of the parotid gland'' or '' benign lymphoepithelial lesion of the lacrimal gland'', or may refer to the infiltration of malignant lymphoid cells into epithelium, in the context of primary gastrointestinal lymphoma. In the context of GI tract lymphoma, it is most often associated with

MALT lymphoma MALT lymphoma (MALToma) is a form of lymphoma involving the mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT), frequently of the stomach, but virtually any mucosal site can be affected. It is a cancer originating from B cells in the marginal zone of the MAL ...

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