Presentation
Recurrent abdominal pain.
Patient Data
Age: 83
Gender: Male
From the case:
Gastric MALT lymphoma
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Hypoechoic focal wall thickening of the greater gastric curvature (16 mm).
From the case:
Gastric MALT lymphoma
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CT findings are a extensive wall thickening of the greater gastric curvature with multiple pathologic perigastric lymph nodes.
Case Discussion
Stomach biopsy showed a marginal zone B-cell lymphoma (MALTOMA) of the greater curvature and HP.
Mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma, also called extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma, is a type of low-grade extranodal lymphoma. Chronic infection/inflammation has been implicated in the pathogenesis, for example Helicobacter pylori infection.