Published in:
01-12-2019 | Lymphoma | Case Report
Extranodal Marginal Zone B Cell (MALT) Lymphoma of the Esophagus
Authors:
James H. Tabibian, Amir Kalani, Anna M. Moran, Kashyap Panganamamula
Published in:
Journal of Gastrointestinal Cancer
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Issue 4/2019
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Excerpt
Approximately, one-quarter of all non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma cases manifest extranodally, half of which are located in the gastrointestinal tract. The majority of the cases are mature B cell neoplasms which arise in the stomach and are highly associated with
H. pylori infection [
1]. In contrast, primary esophageal lymphoma is exceedingly rare, with only 18 cases reported to date in the world literature, nearly all of which are from Eastern Asia [
2,
3]. Moreover, primary esophageal lymphoma does not have a clear association with
H. pylori. Due to the rare occurrence of esophageal mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma, there is a paucity of data regarding clinical findings, endoscopic features, treatment regimen, and overall prognosis. …
