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Ghimire P et al . Primary GI lymphoma<br />
Table 2 Characteristic features <strong>of</strong> gastrointestinal lymphomas<br />
Region Age (yr) GIL<br />
(%)<br />
complete remission after eradication therapy alone [28] . It has<br />
been shown that individuals with positive HBsAg have an<br />
increased risk <strong>of</strong> developing NHL [29] . It was reported that<br />
HBV plays a role in the development <strong>of</strong> B-cell NHL [30] . In<br />
contrast, primary gastric lymphoma with a T-cell phenotype<br />
is relatively rare, accounting for only 7% <strong>of</strong> primary<br />
gastric lymphomas in HTLV-1 infected endemic areas <strong>and</strong><br />
a relatively large number <strong>of</strong> such cases are secondary gastric<br />
involvement <strong>of</strong> adult T-cell leukemia. Primary gastric<br />
T-cell lymphoma without HTLV-1 infection is rare, <strong>and</strong><br />
sporadic cases have been reported [31] . The age <strong>of</strong> most gastric<br />
lymphoma <strong>patients</strong> is over 50 years with a relative predilection<br />
in males. Clinical symptoms <strong>of</strong> gastric lymphoma<br />
are nonspecific <strong>and</strong> indistinguishable from other benign<br />
<strong>and</strong> malignant conditions. The most common complaints<br />
<strong>of</strong> gastric lymphoma <strong>patients</strong> are epigastric pain, weight<br />
loss, nausea <strong>and</strong> vomiting. Occasionally, an abdominal<br />
mass is palpable. Lymphadenopathy is rare <strong>and</strong> its <strong>patients</strong><br />
<strong>of</strong>ten have no physical signs. Perforation, bleeding, or obstruction<br />
is very uncommon. Unlike nodal lymphoma, B<br />
constitutional symptom is not common.<br />
Although all histological kinds <strong>of</strong> nodal lymphoma<br />
can arise from the stomach, the majority <strong>of</strong> them are <strong>of</strong><br />
the B-cell origin, <strong>and</strong> MALT lymphoma <strong>and</strong> DLBCL ac-<br />
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Sex Predilection<br />
site<br />
Oropharyngeal > 50 - M > F Tonsil,<br />
nasopharynx 1 ,<br />
base <strong>of</strong> tongue<br />
Esophagus Variable < 1 - Mid <strong>and</strong> lower<br />
third<br />
Etiological/<br />
risk factors<br />
Stomach > 50 60-75 M > F Antrum H. pylori<br />
(MALT<br />
lymphoma),<br />
HTLV-1, HBV<br />
(DLBCL),<br />
EBV, HCV<br />
Small intestine Variable 20-30 Usually,<br />
M > F<br />
Ileum, jejunum,<br />
duodenum,<br />
multiple sites<br />
Colon/rectum 50-70 6-12 M > F Caecum,<br />
ascending<br />
colon, rectum<br />
Presenting symptoms Common pathological<br />
subtypes<br />
EBV Dysphagia, dyspnea,<br />
painless mass, ulcer, oral/<br />
hearing pain, B symptoms<br />
rare<br />
DLBCL, EMZL/<br />
MALT, PTCL, FL,<br />
MCL, ENKL, HD<br />
EBV, HIV Dysphagia, odynophagia, DLBCL, MALT<br />
weight loss, epigastric/ lymphoma, HD, MCL,<br />
chest pain, pneumonia,<br />
bleeding rare, B symptoms<br />
rare<br />
T-cell lymphoma<br />
Celiac disease<br />
(EATL), C.<br />
jejuni (IPSID),<br />
EBV, HIV/<br />
AIDS<br />
Celiac disease<br />
(EATL),<br />
EBV, H.<br />
pylori (MALT<br />
lymphoma)<br />
Epigastric pain, dysphagia,<br />
nausea, vomiting, weight<br />
loss, abdominal mass,<br />
gastrointestinal bleeding,<br />
obstruction, perforation, B<br />
symptoms rare<br />
Abdominal pain,<br />
nausea, vomiting,<br />
weight loss, GI bleeding,<br />
obstructive symptoms,<br />
intussusceptions,<br />
perforation, diarrhea (in<br />
IPSID), B symptoms rare<br />
Abdominal pain, weight<br />
loss, abdominal mass,<br />
lower GI bleeding,<br />
obstruction, perforation<br />
Radiographic features<br />
Lobular mass, ulcers<br />
Stricture, ulcerated<br />
mass, submucosal<br />
nodules, varicoidlike,<br />
achalasia-like,<br />
aneurysmal, fistula<br />
formation<br />
DLBCL, MALT, PTCL Ulcers, polypoid<br />
mass, thickened fold,<br />
mucosal nodularity,<br />
linitis plastica-like<br />
DLBLCL, MALT,<br />
EATL, MCL, Burkitt<br />
lymphoma, FL, IPSID,<br />
PTCL, ENKL<br />
DLBCL, MALT,<br />
EATL, MCL, PTCL,<br />
Burkitt lymphoma<br />
Polypoid mass,<br />
multiple nodules,<br />
infiltrative form,<br />
ulcer, excavation,<br />
fistulization,<br />
extraluminal mass,<br />
mucosal thickening,<br />
strictures<br />
Polypoid mass, ulcers,<br />
mucosal nodularity,<br />
cavitary mass, mucosal<br />
thickening, strictures,<br />
aneurysmal<br />
1 Included here though usually not applicable. GIL: Gastrointestinal lymphoma; EBV: Epstein Barr virus; DLBCL: Diffuse large B cell lymphoma; EMZL:<br />
Extranodal marginal-zone lymphoma; PTCL: Peripheral T cell lymphoma; FL: Follicular lymphoma; EATL: Enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma; MCL:<br />
Mantle cell lymphoma; IPSID: Immunoproliferative small intestinal disease; HD: Hodgkin’s disease; HTLV-1: Human T-cell lymphotropic virus-1; HCV:<br />
Hepatitis C virus; HBV: Hepatitis B virus; H. pylori: Helicobacter pylori; C. jejuni: Campylobacter jejuni; HIV: Human immunodeficiency virus; AIDS: Acquired<br />
immune deficiency syndrome; ENKL: Extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma.<br />
count for over 90%. MALT lymphoma comprises up to<br />
50% <strong>of</strong> all primary lymphomas involving the stomach.<br />
Histologically, the most significant finding is the presence<br />
<strong>of</strong> a variable number <strong>of</strong> lymphoepithelial lesions defined<br />
by evident invasion <strong>and</strong> partial destruction <strong>of</strong> mucosal<br />
gl<strong>and</strong>s by the tumor cells. MALT lymphoma shows the<br />
immunophenotype <strong>of</strong> B cells in the normal marginal<br />
zone <strong>of</strong> spleen, Peyer’s patches <strong>and</strong> lymph nodes. The<br />
tumor B-cells can express the surface immunoglobulin<br />
<strong>and</strong> pan-B antigens (CD19, CD 20, <strong>and</strong> CD79a), the marginal<br />
zone-associated antigens (CD35 <strong>and</strong> CD21, <strong>and</strong> lack<br />
CD5, CD10, CD23) <strong>and</strong> cyclin D1. MALT lymphoma can<br />
be divided into H. pylori positive or negative based on the<br />
presence <strong>of</strong> H. pylori. H. pylori negative MALT lymphoma<br />
tends to have a higher positive rate for t (11;18) (q21;q21)<br />
translocation than H. pylori positive MALT lymphoma [32] .<br />
DLBCL, a heterogeneous group <strong>of</strong> tumors which are<br />
clinically, histologically, immunophenotypically, cytogenetically<br />
variable, can be divided into 3 subgroups, namely<br />
germinal-center B-cell-like, activated B-cell-like, <strong>and</strong> primary<br />
mediastinal DLBCL according to the gene expression<br />
patterns with each having a different prognostication.<br />
The most commonly seen translocations as mentioned<br />
earlier include t (14;18) (q32;q21) with BCL2-rearrange-<br />
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