title: Superficial spreading type of early gastric lymphomas.
abstract: Recent advances in diagnostic techniques have increased the apparent incidence of gastric lymphomas at an early stage. However, the clinical features of the superficial spreading type of early gastric lymphoma are not well-documented. We retrospectively examined the clinicopathologic features of 5 patients with the superficial spreading type of early gastric lymphoma. These tumours were MALTomas which had a characteristically difficult diagnosis and indistinct tumour margins, and a high incidence of lymph node involvement was found. We conclude that satisfactory treatment of this neoplasm requires a wide resection of the stomach with extensive lymph node dissection.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, Kyoto Perfectural University of Medicine Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kitamura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sugihara
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery