title: Burkitt's lymphoma associated with Helicobacter pylori.
abstract: The association between Helicobacter pylori infection and low grade mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma is now widely accepted. In this report, we describe the concurrent development of Burkitt's lymphoma in the stomach of a 53-year-old male with perforated duodenal ulcer and positive H. pylori serology. The temporal relationship between these two events raises the possibility of a causal link between H. pylori infection and this lymphoproliferative disease. In describing this rare case of gastric Burkitt's lymphoma, we consider the evidence that supports this possibility.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, St Vincent's Hospital, Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shannon
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vickers
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Field
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ward
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000150:complications*; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013270:Stomach / Q000473:pathology