Review Article

Indolent B-Cell Lymphomas Associated with HCV Infection: Clinical and Virological Features and Role of Antiviral Therapy

Table 1

Clinical pathological studies describing indolent NHL subtypes associated with HCV infection.

YearDiagnosisNΒ° ptsNΒ° pts tested for HCVN HCV+ (%)GenotypesCryoglobulinemia, 𝑁 (%)

Arcaini et al. [16]2006SMZL30925549 (19)1b ( 𝑛 = 1 0 ), 2b ( 𝑛 = 1 ), 2a/2c ( 𝑛 = 4 )13 (10)
Saadoun et al. [17]2005SLVL181818 (100)1 ( 𝑛 = 7 ), 2 ( 𝑛 = 4 ),
3 ( 𝑛 = 1 ), 4 ( 𝑛 = 1 )
18 (100)
Arcaini et al. [18]2007NMZL47389 (24)NA2 (14)
Arcaini et al. [19] 2006MALT-MZL
Skin
Salivary glands
Orbit
Other sites
172
29
32
25
66
172
29
32
25
66
60 (35%)
21 (43)
15 (47)
9 (36)
15 (22)
1a ( 𝑛 = 1 1 ), 1b ( 𝑛 = 1 ), 2a/2c ( 𝑛 = 1 0 )NA
Ferreri et al. [20] 2006MALT-MZL orbit55557 (13)NA2 (29)
Paulli et al. [21]2009Subcutaneous MALT- MZL131313 (100)2a/2c ( 𝑛 = 4 ), 2a ( 𝑛 = 2 ) 2b, ( 𝑛 = 1 )3 (75)
Tedeschi et al. [22]2009WM14014021 (15)NA10 (48)
Arcaini et al. [23]2011WM
SMZL
122
98
66
92
6 (9)
25 (27)
NA
NA
0
3
Goldaniga et al. [24]2008B-CLPD1561136 (5)NANA

SMZL: splenic marginal zone lymphoma; NMZL: nodal marginal zone lymphoma; SLVL: splenic lymphoma with villous lymphocytes; MZL: marginal zone lymphoma; FL: follicular lymphoma; LPL: lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma; MCL: mantle cell lymphoma; SLL: small lymphocytic lymphoma; NHL: non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma; B-CLPD: B-cell chronic lymphoproliferative disorders.