Helicobacter pylori infection is the major cause of gastroduodenal pathologies, but only a minority of infected patients develop gastric B-cell lymphoma, gastric autoimmunity, or other life threatening diseases, as gastric cancer or peptic ulcer. The type of host immune response against H. pylori, particularly the cytolytic effector functions of T cells, is crucial for the outcome of the infect...

Acute epigastric pain is commonly encountered among young adults undergoing military training. Gastric malignancy usually affects older individuals and may occasionally masquerade as peptic disease. We report a case of primary gastric lymphoma (PGL) in a young soldier, presenting as an acute upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding. The case is presented along with a review of the relevant literat...

The management of gastric lymphoma is a rapidly changing field. The classification and staging of lymphomas have been revised in the past two decades, reflecting diagnostic advances that include the use of immunohistochemical stains and cell-surface markers. Furthermore, the use of CT scanning and endoscopic ultrasound has revolutionized the non-operative diagnostic modalities available. Despit...

herein, we report on a 24-year-old woman with a large well- marginated gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (malt) lymphoma. she presented with dysphagia and epigastric pain. in esophago­gastro­duodeno­scopy there was a huge bulging submucosal mass with normal appearing mucosa in the cardia in addition to a grade b gastro-esophageal reflux disease. she was treated with a proton pump inhibi...

H. pylori, flagellated organism, colonize the gastric epithelium of 50% of the world’s population. Complications of infection include gastritis, peptic ulcers, mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma (MALT), and gastric cancer. The flagella promote motility in the mucus layer. The organism binds to antigens on gastric epithelial cells, thus preventing mechanical clearance. The organism hydro...

The formation of a gastropleural fistula is an uncommon complication of a number of conditions. The case of a patient with gastropleural fistula, as a complication of gastric lymphoma, is presented. The patient developed a tension pneumothorax and empyema. On cytological examination of the empyematous fluid, the presence of food debris aided diagnosis. The patient died 2 days after a total gast...

Up to 40% of non-Hodgkin's lymphomas occur at extranodal sites. Most of these arise in the gastrointestinal tract with the stomach as the commonest location. However gastric lymphoma makes up only 2-8% of all gastric malignancies and so, although the incidence is reported to be rising, these are relatively rare tumours. A conservative estimate would suggest that only 600 gastric lymphomas are d...

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The primary gastrointestinal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, although rare, is among the most common extra-nodal lymphomas, considering that gastric lymphomas are more common than intestinal lymphomas. Burkitt's lymphoma (BL) is an aggressive form of B-cell lymphoma that is typically endemic in Africa, while non-endemic cases are found in the rest of the world. Primary gastric BL is extremely rare and ...

Multiple different lymphomas in a single person are very rare. The author herein reports the case of a 69- year-old Japanese woman with double gastrointestinal lymphoma. The patient presented with epigastralgia. Endoscopic examination revealed erosions and elevation of the gastric body and a large ulcerated tumor of the terminal ileum. Biopsies were obtained from these lesions. The gastric lesi...