Gastric lymphoma in an 11-year-old boy: a case report.
A child with prolonged abdominal symptoms was shown to have a concomitant gastric non-Hodgkin lymphoma and gastritis caused by Helicobacter pylori infection. After a course of antibiotics and 6 months of chemotherapy, the patient is disease free. The relationship of the microbial infection and tumor development is discussed. The case supports a hypothesis that local H. pylori infection may be a predisposing factor for gastric lymphoma.
Ashorn
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Department of Paediatrics, Tampere University Hospital, Finland.
Lähde
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Ruuska
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Mäkipernaa
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D002648:Child; D005756:Gastritis / Q000150:complications / Q000382:microbiology; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000150:complications*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000382:microbiology*