title: [Clinicopathologic characteristics of low grade primary gastric non-Hodgkin's lymphomas: experience from a single center].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the clinicopathological data and the treatment outcomes in patients with primary gastric low grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  We carried out a retrospective analysis of 16 consecutive patients (median age 46 and range 28-75 years) who presented to our department with histopathological diagnosis of primary gastric low grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. We analyzed clinical manifestations, endoscopic features, pathological features,Helicobacter pylori infection and treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Common symptoms included abdominal pain (87.5%),vomiting (62.5%), and gastrointestinal bleeding (25%). Endoscopic appearances were mainly ulcers and ulcerations (93.75%).Endoscopic biopsy confirmation rate reached 87.5% when biopsies were repeated. Helicobacter pylori detection rate was 75%. A total of 9 patients received surgeries. Three patients had chemotherapy and 8 patients had Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy. The range of follow-up was 2-74 months with a median of 27 months. A complete remission was obtained in 12 cases, whereas 1 patient died and 3 were lost of view.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Eradication therapy may be offered as an initial treatment option in patients with low-grade gastric lymphoma.
authors.affiliation: Departement de Gastro-enterologie, Hopital Habib Thameur, Tunis, Tunisie.
authors.forename: Asma
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ouakaa-Kchaou
authors.forename: Dalenda
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gargouri
authors.forename: Asma
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kochlef
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Elloumi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bouzid
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kilani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Romani
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kharrat
authors.forename: Abdeljabbar
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghorbel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D005260:Female; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy