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ArticleJournal of investigative medicine high impact case reports

Multifocal Gastric Ulcers Caused by Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma in a Patient With Significant Weight Loss.

Mark A Gromski, Jennifer L Peng, Jiehao Zhou, Howard C Masuoka, Attaya Suvannasankha, Suthat Liangpunsakul

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Mark A GromskiIndiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Jennifer L PengIndiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Jiehao ZhouIndiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Howard C MasuokaIndiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA; Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Attaya SuvannasankhaIndiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA; Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Suthat LiangpunsakulIndiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA; Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis · USIndiana University School of MedicineRichard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary gastrointestinal (GI) lymphoma is a heterogeneous disease with varied clinical presentations. The stomach is the most common GI site and accounts for 70% to 75% of GI lymphomas. We present a patient with gastric diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) who presented with significant weight loss, early satiety, and multifocal ulcerated gastric lesions. Esophagoduodenoscopy should be performed in patients presenting with warning symptoms as in our case. Diagnosis is usually made by endoscopic biopsies. Multiple treatment modalities including surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy have been used. Advancements in endoscopic and pathologic technology decrease turnaround time for diagnosis and treatment initiation, thus reducing the need for surgery. Health care providers should maintain a high level of suspicion and consider gastric DLBCL as part of the differential diagnosis, especially in those with warning symptoms such as weight loss and early satiety with abnormal endoscopic findings.

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lymphomamultifocal gastric ulcerationsweight loss

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PMID28203570
PMCPMC5298492
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