Korean J Gastrointest Endosc.  1999 Apr;19(2):261-266.

A Case of Primary Gastric T-cell Lymphoma with Helicobacter pylori Infection

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  • 1Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine Hallym University, Seoul, Korea.
  • 2Department of Pathology, College of Medicine Hallym University, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

The primary T-cell lymphoma of the stomach is a extremely rare disease, only about 33 cases were described in the literature since 1986. Recent studies have proved a strong relation between Helicobacter pylori infection and several gastric diseases such as peptic ulcer, chronic gastritis, gastric cancer, and lymphoma. We report a case of primary gastric T-cell lymphoma with H. pylori infection in a 63-year-old male who had a history of epigastric fullness for 2 years. Gastroscopy showed a round ulcer of 1cm in size on anterior side of gastric angle. The gastroscopic biopsy revealed diffuse large cell malignant non-Hodgkin' s lymphoma on light microscopic examination, and T-cell immunophenotype with immunohistochemical study. The result of CLOtest was positive. No lymphadeno-pathy was found with chest roentgenogram and computed omography of abdomen and pelvis. Bone marrow examination showed normal finding.

Keyword

Gastric lymphoma; Helicobacter pylori; Non-Hodgkin' s lymphoma; T cell

MeSH Terms

Abdomen
Biopsy
Bone Marrow Examination
Gastritis
Gastroscopy
Helicobacter pylori*
Helicobacter*
Humans
Lymphoma
Lymphoma, T-Cell*
Male
Middle Aged
Pelvis
Peptic Ulcer
Rare Diseases
Stomach
Stomach Diseases
Stomach Neoplasms
T-Lymphocytes*
Thorax
Ulcer
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