Abstract
In this case report the Authors describe a case of primary gastric lymphoma in a 62 years old patient who presented with dyspepsia and weigh loss. Primary gastric lymphoma is a rare neoplasm which of 1-10% of the malignant gastric neoplasms in the gastroenteric tract. The clinic presentation is usually aspecific. The infection by H. pylori is a factor of predisposition for this kind of disease. The diagnostic pathway consists in x-ray examination of the gastrointestinal tract, the endoscopy with biopsies, the computerized tomography and the echo-endoscopy. However obtaining a preoperative diagnosis is often difficult because of the submucosal localization of the lymphoma. There is not a common strategy among the Authors for the treatment of the disease, which can be surgical, radiotherapic or chemotherapic.
Translated title of the contribution | Primary gastric lymphoma: a case report |
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Original language | Italian |
Pages (from-to) | 71-73 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Giornale di Chirurgia |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 3 |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2002 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Surgery