Case report and a review of the literature of two patients with gastric MALToma and pulmonary metastasis |
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| Authors: | Shannon Melissa Chan Philip W.Y. Chiu Anthony W.H. Chan Anthony Y.B. Teoh Simon K.H. Wong Enders K.W. Ng |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital The Chinese University of Hong Kong, , Hong Kong |
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| Abstract: | Gastric mucosa‐associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma (or MALToma) is a relatively rare form of low‐grade B‐cell malignancy arising from the mucosal associated lymphoid tissue of the stomach. The majority of cases can be treated with Helicobacter pylori eradication with good prognosis. However, few reports have been published on the treatment of gastric MALToma with pulmonary metastasis. We report two such cases managed with systemic chemotherapy. At the time of writing, one of the cases was in static disease while the other had complete remission. In both patients, pulmonary metastases were detected upon staging thoracic computed tomography. |
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