title: [Treatment of MALT lymphoma of the digestive tract].
abstract: Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) is an autonomous part of the immune system with a specific function, histological structure and circulation of cells. As a result of malignant transformation of this tissue maltomas develop, peripheral extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphomas of B-origin more than two-thirds of which are found in the digestive system. The authors investigated in a retrospective study the effectiveness of different types of treatment of maltomas of the digestive tract with a low and high grade of malignity in 16 patients. It appears that splenectomy is not necessary in these patients and that the effectiveness of primary chemotherapy with a view of inducing complete remission of the disease is comparable with surgical treatment and subsequent adjuvant treatment without deterioration of the patient s life by mutilating surgery. An integral part of treatment of gastric maltomas is eradication of infection caused by Helicobacter pylori.
authors.affiliation: Klinika hematológie a transfuziológie MFN a JLF UK.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hudecek
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Paceková
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Michalová
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Szépe
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Adamkov
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hyrdel
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Plank
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kubisz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D018442:Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies
vernacular_title: Lécba lymfomů MALTu trávicího traktu.