GASTRIC AND THYROID LOCALIZATION OF MALT LYMPHOMA IN A PATIENT WITH LYMPHOCYTE THYROIDITIS

Authors
GODLEWSKI G PRUDHOMME M PIGNODEL C GRES P RODIER H BERGMAN CC
Citation
G. Godlewski et al., GASTRIC AND THYROID LOCALIZATION OF MALT LYMPHOMA IN A PATIENT WITH LYMPHOCYTE THYROIDITIS, Journal de chirurgie, 134(9-10), 1997, pp. 438-441
Citations number
19
Journal title
Journal de chirurgie → ACNP
ISSN journal
00217697
Volume
134
Issue
9-10
Year of publication
1997
Pages
438 - 441
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-7697(1997)134:9-10<438:GATLOM>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
Case report of a 82 year old man, with double localisation of low grad MALT lymphoma. The first one is in the thyroid gland, with a lymphocy tic thyroiditis background ; the second one gastric, is revealed by fi broscopy performed after thyroidectomy. The fact that gastric lymphoma could be a primary or secondary entity is discussed.