*2.2.2 Tumor cell size*

Tumor cell size ranged from small, similar to small lymphocytes to medium, similar to prolymphocyte and twofold greater than small lymphocytes. All MALT lymphomas were conventionally divided into 3 histological groups depending on the size of tumor cells (**Table 2**). The larger were the cells the greater were their degree of atypia and similarity to blasts.
