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- Title
Helicobacter Pylori-Negative MALT Lymphoma: A Series of Two Cases Presenting with Life-Threatening Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding.
- Authors
Kim, Seo Hyun; Soliman, Youssef; Chitnavis, Vikas N.; Chitnavis, Maithili V.
- Abstract
Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma is a common cause of gastric lymphoma. Although most cases are associated with an H. pylori infection, approximately 10% are H. pylori-negative. Patients with gastric MALT lymphoma are usually asymptomatic or present with nonspecific symptoms such as abdominal pain, dyspepsia, weight loss, and occult gastrointestinal bleeding. In this report, we describe two patients with H. pylori-negative MALT lymphoma who both presented with acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding that led to hemodynamic instability. After resuscitation, emergent endoscopy was performed. Both patients had the t (11; 18) (q21; q21) translocation, which prompted direct treatment by radiotherapy.
- Subjects
MUCOSA-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma; GASTROINTESTINAL hemorrhage; HELICOBACTER; LYMPHOID tissue; HELICOBACTER pylori; WEIGHT loss
- Publication
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, 2023, p1
- ISSN
2090-6528
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1155/2023/8244696