Article
Helicobacter pylori-negative gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphomas: A review.
World journal of gastroenterology - 14 Jul 2015
Asano Naoki, Iijima Katsunori, Koike Tomoyuki, Imatani Akira, Shimosegawa Tooru
Abstract excerpt
Since Isaacson and Wright first reported on the extra-nodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of the stomach in 1983, following studies have clarified many aspects of this disease. We now know that the stomach is the most affected organ by this disease, and approximately 90% of gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas are related to Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection. This implies that...
Topics
- Animals
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Biomarkers, Tumor
- Gastroscopy
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Helicobacter Infections
- Helicobacter pylori
- Humans
- Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone
- Phenotype
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Proton Pump Inhibitors
- Risk Factors
- Signal Transduction