[MALT-type low-grade B-cell lymphomas of the stomach and Helicobacter pylori]

Publication

[MALT-type low-grade B-cell lymphomas of the stomach and Helicobacter pylori]

Journal Paper/Review - May 11, 1996

Binek Janek, Morant R, Weber A, Schmid U, Hammer B

Units

Gastroenterology/Hepatology

PubMed

8693310

Citation

Binek J, Morant R, Weber A, Schmid U, Hammer B. [MALT-type low-grade B-cell lymphomas of the stomach and Helicobacter pylori]. Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift 1996; 126:841-4.

Type

Journal Paper/Review (Deutsch)

Journal

Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift 1996; 126

Publication Date

May 11, 1996

Issn Print

0036-7672

Pages

841-4

Brief description/objective

From January 1 1994 to March 1 1995 we observed 6 patients with gastric low-grade B-cell lymphoma of MALT type in association with Helicobacter pylori infection. Endoscopically only 3 of the 6 patients presented with pathological findings. All but one patient with metastatic carcinoma received antibiotic therapy for Helicobacter pylori. Follow-up was not possible in one patient who died unexpectedly. In all 4 patients followed-up, eradication of Helicobacter pylori resulted in regression of the malignant lymphoma. During the median follow-up time of 7 months (2-13 months) no relapse of lymphoma was observed. Our results confirm that gastric low-grade B-cell lymphoma of MALT type can regress after eradication of Helicobacter pylori.