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ArticleThe American journal of case reports2013

A case of Helicobactor pylori negative low-grade gastric MALT lymphoma in an elderly female, successfully treated with rituximab.

Naba Raj Mainali, Madan Raj Aryal, Ravi Shahu Khal, Richard Alweis

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Article in The American journal of case reports, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Naba Raj MainaliDepartment of Medicine, Reading Health System, West Reading, PA, U.S.A.
Madan Raj Aryal
Ravi Shahu Khal
Richard Alweis
Reading Hospital · US

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Abstract

patientFemale, 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.

objectiveUnusual or unexpected effect of treatment.

backgroundMucosa 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.

conclusionsThis 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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chemotherapygastric lymphomaMucosa Associated Lymphoid Tissue (MALT)radiationrituximabsurgery

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PMID24250832
PMCPMC3829741
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