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Unusual association of diseases/symptoms
CASE REPORT
Synchronous MALT lymphoma of the colon and stomach and regression after eradication of Strongyloides stercoralis and Helicobacter pylori
  1. Kevin Singh1,
  2. Soren Gandhi2,
  3. Behzad Doratotaj3
  1. 1Department of Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA
  2. 2Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, New York University School of Medicine, Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA
  3. 3Department of Hematology and Oncology, New York University School of Medicine, Woodhull Medical and Mental Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA
  1. Correspondence to Dr Kevin Singh, Singh.kevin{at}gmail.com

Summary

Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) is vital for host immunological surveillance against pathogens. MALT lymphoma, also known as extranodal marginal zone B cell lymphoma, is a non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma subtype that predominantly arises in the gastrointestinal tract. Chronic Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is a common cause of gastric MALT lymphoma, although other infections are reported in association with extragastric MALT lymphomas. To our knowledge, here we report the first case of synchronous MALT lymphomas of the colon and stomach in the presence of Strongyloides stercoralis and H. pylori infections that resolved after eradication of both organisms.

  • stomach and duodenum
  • gastroenterology

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2018-224795

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors KS performed the literature search, wrote and edited the manuscript. SG performed a literature search and assisted with writing and editing of the manuscript. BD performed a literature search, assisted with writing and editing of the manuscript.

    • Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.