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Focal lymphoid hyperplasia of the stomach preceding gastric lymphoma: Case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Wolf James A.,
Spjut Harlan J.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19811201)48:11<2518::aid-cncr2820481129>3.0.co;2-4
Subject(s) - medicine , stomach , lymphoma , lymphoid hyperplasia , lymphatic system , pathology , hyperplasia , general surgery , gastroenterology
A case is reported in which focal lymphoid hyperplasia (pseudolymphoma) of the stomach preceded by 45 months the development of gastric diffuse lymphocytic lymphoma. Review of the literature discloses only two similar cases reported with satisfactory histopathologic documentation. Analogous cases, in other anatomic sites, of an apparent association between benign and malignant lympoid lesions are reviewed. The cases suggest that occasionally lymphoid hyperplasia of the stomach may precede lymphoma. Lymphoid hyperplasia is not yet considered a consistent precursor of lymphoma.