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A case of Helicobactor pylori negative low-grade gastric MALT lymphoma in an elderly female, successfully treated with rituximab
Patient: Female, 91 Final Diagnosis: Low-grade gastric MALT lymphoma Symptoms: Recurrent epigastric and right upper quadrant dyscomfort Medication: Rituximab Clinical Procedure: esophagogastroduodenoscopy • gastric biopsy Specialty: Gastroenterology OBJECTIVE: Unusual or unexpected effect of treatme...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3829741/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24250832 http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/AJCR.889561 |
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author | Mainali, Naba Raj Aryal, Madan Raj Khal, Ravi Shahu Alweis, Richard |
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description | Patient: Female, 91 Final Diagnosis: Low-grade gastric MALT lymphoma Symptoms: Recurrent epigastric and right upper quadrant dyscomfort Medication: Rituximab Clinical Procedure: esophagogastroduodenoscopy • gastric biopsy Specialty: Gastroenterology OBJECTIVE: Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment BACKGROUND: Mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma can occur in any extranodal organ or tissue, stomach being the common site. Most of the gastric MALT lymphomas are related to chronic H. pylori infection. H. pylori negative gastric MALT lymphoma is relatively uncommon and usually treated with a short course of chemotherapy, radiotherapy or surgery. CASE REPORT: Herein, we present a case of an elderly female with H. pylori negative, low-grade gastric MALT lymphoma that was successfully treated with a short course of rituximab. CONCLUSIONS: This case report emphasizes that rituximab monotherapy can be an effective treatment for H. pylori negative low grade gastric MALT lymphoma especially in an elderly patient where surgery or radiotherapy may not be appropriate. |
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spelling | pubmed-38297412013-11-18 A case of Helicobactor pylori negative low-grade gastric MALT lymphoma in an elderly female, successfully treated with rituximab Mainali, Naba Raj Aryal, Madan Raj Khal, Ravi Shahu Alweis, Richard Am J Case Rep Articles Patient: Female, 91 Final Diagnosis: Low-grade gastric MALT lymphoma Symptoms: Recurrent epigastric and right upper quadrant dyscomfort Medication: Rituximab Clinical Procedure: esophagogastroduodenoscopy • gastric biopsy Specialty: Gastroenterology OBJECTIVE: Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment BACKGROUND: Mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma can occur in any extranodal organ or tissue, stomach being the common site. Most of the gastric MALT lymphomas are related to chronic H. pylori infection. H. pylori negative gastric MALT lymphoma is relatively uncommon and usually treated with a short course of chemotherapy, radiotherapy or surgery. CASE REPORT: Herein, we present a case of an elderly female with H. pylori negative, low-grade gastric MALT lymphoma that was successfully treated with a short course of rituximab. CONCLUSIONS: This case report emphasizes that rituximab monotherapy can be an effective treatment for H. pylori negative low grade gastric MALT lymphoma especially in an elderly patient where surgery or radiotherapy may not be appropriate. International Scientific Literature, Inc. 2013-11-08 /pmc/articles/PMC3829741/ /pubmed/24250832 http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/AJCR.889561 Text en © Am J Case Rep, 2013 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License |
spellingShingle | Articles Mainali, Naba Raj Aryal, Madan Raj Khal, Ravi Shahu Alweis, Richard A case of Helicobactor pylori negative low-grade gastric MALT lymphoma in an elderly female, successfully treated with rituximab |
title | A case of Helicobactor pylori negative low-grade gastric MALT lymphoma in an elderly female, successfully treated with rituximab |
title_full | A case of Helicobactor pylori negative low-grade gastric MALT lymphoma in an elderly female, successfully treated with rituximab |
title_fullStr | A case of Helicobactor pylori negative low-grade gastric MALT lymphoma in an elderly female, successfully treated with rituximab |
title_full_unstemmed | A case of Helicobactor pylori negative low-grade gastric MALT lymphoma in an elderly female, successfully treated with rituximab |
title_short | A case of Helicobactor pylori negative low-grade gastric MALT lymphoma in an elderly female, successfully treated with rituximab |
title_sort | case of helicobactor pylori negative low-grade gastric malt lymphoma in an elderly female, successfully treated with rituximab |
topic | Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3829741/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24250832 http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/AJCR.889561 |
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