Low grade B cell gastric mucosa associated lymphoma presenting as upper gastrointestinal bleeding from non-healing stomal ulcers.
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چکیده
Primary gastric lymphoma is a rare tumour. It is thought that low grade gastric mucosa associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma has not been previously reported to occur in a patient with gastrojejunostomy. This report describes such a case. The patient presented with bleeding from non-healing stomal ulcers. The ulcers healed and there was regression of the tumour after eradication of Helicobacter pylori.
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CASE REPORT Low grade B cell gastric mucosa associated lymphoma presenting as upper gastrointestinal bleeding from non-healing stomal ulcers
Primary gastric lymphoma is a rare tumour. It is thought that low grade gastric mucosa associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma has not been previously reported to occur in a patient with gastrojejunostomy. This report describes such a case. The patient presented with bleeding from non-healing stomal ulcers. The ulcers healed and there was regression of the tumour after eradication of Helicobacter p...
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Postgraduate medical journal
دوره 81 952 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2005