title: Gastric pseudolymphoma and its relationship to malignant gastric lymphoma.
abstract: Gastric pseudolymphoma is generally considered a benign, reactive condition to chronic inflammation. We report a patient who, although initially diagnosed as having a gastric pseudolymphoma, was found to have a malignant gastric lymphoma 5 yr later. A review of the literature revealed 12 previously reported cases in which gastric pseudolymphoma was associated with a malignant gastric lymphoma. The premalignant nature of gastric pseudolymphoma is discussed, and frequent endoscopic surveillance to exclude transition to malignant lymphoma is recommended.
authors.affiliation: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Schwartz
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sherman
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Janis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000473:pathology*; D011230:Precancerous Conditions; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013997:Time Factors