[MALT-type low-grade B-cell lymphomas of the stomach and Helicobacter pylori].
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.
Binek
J
J
Abteilung für Gastroenterologie, Kantonsspital, St. Gallen.
Morant
R
R
Weber
A
A
Schmid
U
U
Hammer
B
B
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D006801:Humans; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
Niedrigmaligne B-Zell-Lymphome des Magens vom MALT-Typ und Helicobacter pylori.