Multiple Irregular and Large Ulcers - Biopsy nr 1

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Case description

MALT lymphoma is the third most common type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, although it only accounts for about 7-8% of these tumours. MALT lymphomas have been described at almost all extra-nodal sites (sites other than lymph nodes), but are most commonly found in the gastrointestinal tract - the gut - (50% of all MALT lymphomas) within which the stomach is the most frequently involved area (34% overall; 50-70% of gastrointestinal MALT lymphomas) It appears to be a contradiction that MALT lymphomas are found least frequently in sites in which MALT is normally present, like the terminal part of the small intestine, and seem only to develop when the lymphoid tissue arises in response to infection or other cause of inflammation.

tags: endoscopy chromoendoscopy Malt lymphoma

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