Open AccessMalignant gastrointestinal stromal tumor in association with Russell body gastritis—A case report
Author(s) -
Desislava M Bozhkova,
Maria Koleva-Ivanova,
V. Belovejdov,
Dorian Dikov
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_842_19
Subject(s) - gastritis , helicobacter pylori , stromal cell , pathology , pathogenesis , chronic gastritis , medicine , inflammation , gastric mucosa , stomach , gastroenterology , stromal tumor
Russell body gastritis (RBG) is an unusual form of chronic inflammation characterized by accumulation of plasma cells containing Russell bodies (RB) in the gastric mucosa. Although its pathogenesis has not been fully evaluated, there is evidence to support a strong association with Helicobacter pylori infection. Only four cases of RBG in association with malignant epithelial gastric tumors were reported. We report the first case of RBG in peritumoral mucosa of a malignant gastrointestinal stromal tumor in association with coccoid form of Helicobacter pylori and a follow-up.