Gastrointestinal Lymphoma.
10.7704/kjhugr.2012.12.3.158
- Author:
Yoon Jung LEE
1
;
Jun Haeng LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. stomachlee@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Gastrointestinal neoplasms;
Lymphoma
- MeSH:
Gastrointestinal Neoplasms;
Gastrointestinal Tract;
Lymphoid Tissue;
Lymphoma;
Lymphoma, B-Cell;
Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone;
Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin;
Republic of Korea;
Stomach;
Stomach Neoplasms
- From:The Korean Journal of Helicobacter and Upper Gastrointestinal Research
2012;12(3):158-165
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Gastrointestinal tract is the most common location of extranodal lymphoma and 95.4% of gastrointestinal lymphoma is non-Hodgkin type. Although gastrointestinal lymphoma is usually secondary to nodal lymphoma, it can present as a primary gastrointestinal lymphoma with the majority being in the stomach (74.8%). In South Korea, the most frequent histological subtype of gastric lymphoma is extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT), followed by diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Gastrointestinal lymphoma typically presents with nonspecific symptoms, and endoscopic findings are quite variable. So, the diagnosis is mainly dependent on the histopathological evaluation. Treatment of gastrointestinal lymphoma is dictated primarily by the histopathological type and the stage of the disease. This review will discuss the histopathological classification, staging systems, clinical features and treatment of gastrointestinal lymphoma.
