title: A primary esophageal MALT lymphoma patient withHelicobacter pyloriinfection achieved complete remission afterH. pylorieradication without anti-lymphoma treatment.
abstract: Primary esophageal lymphoma is an extremely rare disease. We report a 76-year-old woman with esophageal lymphoma who achieved remission afterHelicobacter pylori(HP) eradication. Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) revealed a mass in the lower esophagus, and she was diagnosed with stage IE mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma. She rejected any anti-lymphoma treatment except for HP eradication. Follow-up EGD demonstrated the disappearance of the esophageal MALT lymphoma 2 months after HP eradication, and she remained in remission for more than 3 years. Our results demonstrate that HP eradication may be effective as initial therapy in primary esophageal MALT lymphoma patients with HP infection.
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Nippon Medical School 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8603, Japan.
authors.forename: Keiichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Moriya
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Nippon Medical School 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8603, Japan.
authors.forename: Hideto
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tamura
authors.affiliation: Shin Akasaka Clinic, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Kyoko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Nippon Medical School Tama Nagayama Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Masaru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hosone
authors.affiliation: Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Nippon Medical School 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8603, Japan.
authors.forename: Koiti
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inokuchi
keywords: Eradication therapy; Esophageal lymphoma; Helicobacter pylori; MALT lymphoma