Helicobacter pylori-negative extra-nodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (MALT) type following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB)

Zachary R Eagle; Francis Essien; Kimberly Zibert; Charles Miller; Melissa Van Dellen; Rina Eden; Ross Pinson

doi:10.1002/ccr3.5261

Helicobacter pylori-negative extra-nodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (MALT) type following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB)

Clin Case Rep. 2022 Jan 23;10(1):e05261. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.5261. eCollection 2022 Jan.

Authors

Zachary R Eagle¹, Francis Essien¹, Kimberly Zibert², Charles Miller², Melissa Van Dellen³, Rina Eden³, Ross Pinson^{1

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine Keesler Medical Center Keesler Air Force Base Keesler AFB Mississippi USA.
² Division of Gastroenterology Department of Internal Medicine San Antonio Medical Center San Antonio Texas USA.
³ Division of Pathology Department of Internal Medicine Keesler Medical Center Keesler Air Force Base Keesler AFB Mississippi USA.
⁴ Division of Gastroenterology Department of Internal Medicine Keesler Medical Center Keesler Air Force Base Keesler AFB Mississippi USA.

Abstract

Gastric MALT lymphoma is a common type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that has the potential for cure in patients found to have concomitant Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection. This case report explores the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of H. pylori-negative MALT lymphoma in a patient with a history of a RYGB.

Keywords: Helicobacter Pylori negative; MALT Lymphoma; Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass; dysphagia; extra‐nodal marginal zone lymphoma; gastric pouch; gastric remnant.

Publication types

Case Reports