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Disappearance of a mucosa‐associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma of the urinary bladder after treatment for Helicobacter pylori
Author(s) -
Van Den Bosch J.,
Kropman R. F.,
Blok P.,
Wijermans P. W.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
european journal of haematology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1600-0609
pISSN - 0902-4441
DOI - 10.1034/j.1600-0609.2002.01649.x
Subject(s) - malt lymphoma , medicine , lymphoma , helicobacter pylori , mucosa associated lymphoid tissue , urinary system , urinary bladder , radiation therapy , lymphatic system , gastroenterology , gastric lymphoma , pathology
A 59‐yr old man presented with macroscopic hematuria. A non‐Hodgkin’s lymphoma of the MALT type of the urinary bladder, stage I A‐E, was diagnosed. Radiotherapy was advised, but the patient refused this kind of treatment. Because of the known relationship of a gastric MALT lymphoma and Helicobacter pylori , the patient was treated with HP eradication therapy. Afterwards the lymphoma disappeared. The patient is 3 yr later in a persistent complete remission. This is the first known case of the disappearance of a MALT lymphoma of the urinary bladder after treatment with HP eradication therapy.