A case of primary gastric lymphoma in a child.
Primary gastric lymphoma is a rare gastrointestinal cancer in children. Adult cases of primary gastric lymphoma are often associated with Helicobacter pylori infection and in the past were treated mainly by surgery with additional chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy. We experienced a case recently of a primary gastric lymphoma in a girl. She presented at our hospital with epigastric abdominal pain and upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Chemotherapy alone sufficiently controlled the disease and no additional therapeutic modalities were needed.
Choe
Byung Kyu
BK
Department of Pediatrics, Dongsan Medical Center, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. choebk70@dsmc.or.kr
Kim
Ji Young
JY
Hwang
Jin-Bok
JB
Kim
Heung Sik
HS
Jung
Hye-Ra
HR
Kang
Yu-Na
YN
D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D004854:Herpesvirus 4, Human; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D012074:Remission Induction / Q000379:methods; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology