Open Access<p>Association Between Gastric Lymphoid Follicles (Precursor Of MALT Lymphomas) And <em>H. pylori</em> Infection At A Referral Hospital In Iran</p>
Author(s) -
Homayoon Bashiri,
Abbas Esmaeilzadeh,
Hassan Vossoughinia,
Kamran Ghaffarzadegan,
H R Raziei,
Arezoo Bozorgomid
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical and experimental gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.113
H-Index - 30
ISSN - 1178-7023
DOI - 10.2147/ceg.s224823
Subject(s) - medicine , malt lymphoma , referral , gastroenterology , helicobacter pylori , family medicine
Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) is the most common endoscopic finding in Helicobacter pylori positive patients that can progress to MALT lymphoma after a prolonged antigenic contact. This study was aimed to evaluate the prevalence of lymphoid follicles and aggregates (precursors of MALT lymphomas) in gastric mucosal biopsies and their correlation with H. pylori infection.