A Case of Primary B Cell Mucosa-associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma Presenting as a Solitary Rectal Mass / 대한소화기내시경학회지
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
;
: 102-106, 2008.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-186041
ABSTRACT
Primary extranodal B cell lymphoma of mucosa- associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) can develop in diverse anatomic locations such as the stomach, salivary gland, thyroid, lung, and breast. Its distribution in the GI tract is as follows 50~60% in the stomach, 20~30% in the small intestine and ileocecal area and 10% in the colorectal area. Although autoimmune and infectious diseases are known as the main etiologies, H. pylori infection has been clearly shown to play a causative role in lymphomagenesis, especially in the stomach. H. pylori eradication therapy only can induce disease remission nearly in 80% of the cases of gastric MALT lymphoma. However, there is lack of evidence for the extragastric area. In this case, a 71-year-old woman with low abdominal pain was diagnosed as having a rectal MALT lymphoma that was noted as a solitary rectal mass in a colonoscopic examination. Remission induction was commenced by H. pylori eradication and radiation therapy.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Rectum
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Salivary Glands
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Stomach
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Thyroid Gland
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Remission Induction
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Breast
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Abdominal Pain
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Communicable Diseases
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Lymphoma, B-Cell
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Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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