Gastric MALT lymphoma treated with primary radiotherapy in the setting of autoimmune disease

J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2012 Jul 1;10(7):815-9. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2012.0085.

Abstract

Autoimmune and microbial-induced immune reactions are associated with lymphomagenesis, particularly of extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphomas. This report presents a case of Helicobacter pylori-negative gastric extranodal marginal zone lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT lymphoma) in the setting of Sjögren syndrome and Hashimoto thyroiditis treated with primary involved-field radiotherapy. This report describes etiologic data, diagnostic and treatment considerations, and sophisticated radiation therapy techniques aimed at reducing long-term toxicity in this indolent disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Autoimmune Diseases / complications
  • Female
  • Four-Dimensional Computed Tomography
  • Humans
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / complications
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / diagnosis
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / radiotherapy*
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated
  • Stomach Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Stomach Neoplasms / radiotherapy*