Gastrointestinal: MALT lymphoma of the terminal ileum

Tuberculosis of the terminal ileum.

The incidence of intestinal tuberculosis has dramatically decreased over the past 25 years, and is reflected by the scarcity of case reports in the recent literature. The annotation, therefore, of a further proven case appears to be justified and may also serve as a reminder that the condition should always be borne in mind in the differential diagnosis of ileo-caecal lesions, particularly sinc...

Tuberculosis of the terminal ileum

The incidence of intestinal tuberculosis has dramatically decreased over the past 25 years, and is reflected by the scarcity of case reports in the recent literature. The annotation, therefore, of a further proven case appears to be justified and may also serve as a reminder that the condition should always be borne in mind in the differential diagnosis of ileo-caecal lesions, particularly sinc...

Conjunctival MALT Lymphoma

A 67-year-old woman was referred for staging of a mucosa-associated lymphoid tumor lymphoma involving the left conjunctiva. CT scan had shown paravertebral and pelvic masses, and a breast nodule. FDG PET/CT demonstrated moderately increased uptake in the left ocular conjunctiva and confirmed the paravertebral and pelvic masses and the breast nodule. Moreover, abnormal FDG uptake was shown in 2 ...

EUS in MALT lymphoma.

Update: gastric MALT lymphoma.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Gastric MALT lymphoma is a model malignancy for examination of how neoplasia may arise from chronic inflammation. It is also exemplifies the translation of biologic knowledge of a disease towards improved clinical practice. Several recent publications have furthered the understanding of gastric MALT lymphoma pathogenesis, clinical behavior, and treatment. RECENT FINDINGS A s...