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Duodenal MALT Lymphoma Presenting With Obstructive Jaundice: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature

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Abstract

Background

Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma is a rare type of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The most common site for MALT lymphoma is the stomach.

Case Report

We are reporting a case of a 57-year-old man who presented with obstructive jaundice and was found to have duodenal MALT lymphoma. Unlike gastric MALT lymphoma which is responsive to Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy, duodenal MALT lymphoma does not have a definitive treatment.

Discussion

To our knowledge, this is the first report of a duodenal MALT lymphoma presenting clinically as obstructive jaundice. We describe this case to alert physicians to consider this disease in the differential diagnosis of obstructive jaundice.

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  1. Department of Hematology–Oncology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA

    Saad Z. Usmani

  2. Department of Internal Medicine, Sinai-Grace Hospital/Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA

    Li Ding

  3. Section of Gastroenterology, Sinai-Grace Hospital/Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI, USA

    Ahmad H. Abu-Rashed

  4. Department of Pathology, Sinai-Grace Hospital/Detroit Medical Center, 6071 W Outer Drive, Detroit, MI, 48235, USA

    Husain A. Saleh

  5. Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA

    Husain A. Saleh

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Usmani, S.Z., Ding, L., Abu-Rashed, A.H. et al. Duodenal MALT Lymphoma Presenting With Obstructive Jaundice: Report of a Case and Review of the Literature. J Gastrointest Canc 38, 28–31 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-008-9012-4

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Keywords

  • mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma
  • MALT lymphoma
  • duodenum
  • jaundice
  • Helicobacter pylori