Malt Lymphoma and Helicobacter Pylori eradication

Background: 5% of the malignant tumors of the stomach are lymphomas. 40% of these lymphomas are mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas. The average age of the patients in time of diagnosis is 60 years. The antrum of the stomach is the most frequently involved area. In case of chronic Helicobacter pylori infection lymphoid tissue (MALT) appears in the mucosa of the stomach, which in some cases transforms to lymphoma. Case report: we examined a 65 year old male patient because of epigastrial pain. Laboratory results were in normal range. With gastroscopy we have found neoplastic tissue in the distal pa…