[Primary gastric lymphoma: a case report].
In this case report the Authors describe a case of primary gastric lymphoma in a 62 years old patient who presented with dyspepsia and weigh loss. Primary gastric lymphoma is a rare neoplasm which of 1-10% of the malignant gastric neoplasms in the gastroenteric tract. The clinic presentation is usually aspecific. The infection by H. pylori is a factor of predisposition for this kind of disease. The diagnostic pathway consists in x-ray examination of the gastrointestinal tract, the endoscopy with biopsies, the computerized tomography and the echo-endoscopy. However obtaining a preoperative diagnosis is often difficult because of the submucosal localization of the lymphoma. There is not a common strategy among the Authors for the treatment of the disease, which can be surgical, radiotherapic or chemotherapic.
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Sezione di Clinica Chirurgica d'Urgenza, Ospedale S. Martino e Cliniche Universitarie Convenzionate, Università degli Studi di Genova.
Bronzino
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Strata
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Cassinelli
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G
Arena
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La Spisa
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C
Ronzitti
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F
Ieracitano
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Casaccia
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M
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000150:complications; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy