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 *t(14;18)(q32;q21)/IGH-BCL2 in 70-95% of cases.<ref name=pmid18359244/>
 **Should not be confused with t(14;18)(q32;q21)/IGH-MALT1 seen in MALT lymphomas.<ref name=pmid16950858>{{cite journal |author=Bacon CM, Du MQ, Dogan A |title=Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma: a practical guide for pathologists |journal=J. Clin. Pathol. |volume=60 |issue=4 |pages=361–72 |year=2007 |month=April |pmid=16950858 |pmc=2001121 |doi=10.1136/jcp.2005.031146 |url=}}</ref>
+==Mantle cell lymphoma==
+===General===
+*Comes in different flavours.
+===Microscopic===
+Features:
+*See ''histomorphology of small cell lymphomas''.
+==MALT lymphoma/Marginal zone lymphoma==
+===General===
+*Abbreviated as ''MZL''.
+===Classification===
+*Comes in different flavours:
+**Extranodal marginal zone lymphoma.
+**Splenic marginal zone lymphoma.
+===Microscopic===
+Features:
+*See ''histomorphology of small cell lymphomas''.
+==Hairy cell leukemia==
+===General===
+*Name comes from appearance on blood smear - cell hairy.
+===Microscopic===
+Features:
+*See ''histomorphology of small cell lymphomas''.
+==Small lymphocytic lymphoma/chronic lymphocytic leukemia==
+===General===
+*Very common.
+*Good prognosis.
+===Microscopic===
+Features:
+*See ''histomorphology of small cell lymphomas''.
 ==See also==