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01-10-2017 | Case Report

Radiotherapy for mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma of the rectum: a case report

Authors: Toyokazu Hayakawa, Tetsuo Nonaka, Nobutaka Mizoguchi, Yasuhito Hagiwara, Shino Shibata, Rika Sakai, Norisuke Nakayama, Tomoyuki Yokose, Yuko Nakayama

Published in: Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology | Issue 5/2017

Abstract

Extra-nodal mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma is frequently involved with the upper gastrointestinal tract, but rarely involved with the rectum. We report a case of rectal MALT lymphoma treated by radiotherapy (RT) alone. A 74-year-old woman with lower abdominal pain was diagnosed with MALT lymphoma by endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR). She was diagnosed as stage IE (Ann Arbor) MALT lymphoma by diagnostic work-up and review of EMR specimens. Definitive RT was performed with curative intent, totaling 30 Gy in 15 fractions. Complete response was confirmed by colonoscopy after RT with no progression observed at 5 years. Definitive RT is effective for rectal MALT lymphoma.

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Title: Radiotherapy for mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma of the rectum: a case report
Authors: Toyokazu Hayakawa
Tetsuo Nonaka
Nobutaka Mizoguchi
Yasuhito Hagiwara
Shino Shibata
Rika Sakai
Norisuke Nakayama
Tomoyuki Yokose
Yuko Nakayama
Publication date: 01-10-2017
Publisher: Springer Japan
Published in: Clinical Journal of Gastroenterology / Issue 5/2017
Print ISSN: 1865-7257
Electronic ISSN: 1865-7265
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12328-017-0769-5

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