Gastric Lymphoma

Non-Hodgkin™s Lymphoma of the stomach is the most common group of primary extra-nodal lymphomas. Primary gastric lymphoma represents 5% of gastric malignancy and shows increasing incidence worldwide. The majority of primary gastric lymphoma are of a B-cell type, representing either as a low-grade disease of Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (MALT) subtype or as a more aggressive Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma (DLBCL), the diffuse lymphoma can arise as a de novo tumor or through transformation from a low grade MALT (MALTDLBCL).

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Last date updated on November, 2024