| Regression of a Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma of the Urinary Bladder After Helicobacter pylori Eradication Therapy in an Elderly Patient |
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Jun Hyung Park, Nae Yu Kim, Jung Ae Lee, Chang Bum Rim, Young Woong Song, Younghun Kim, Sori Kim, Jong Woo Kim, Sang Ho Shin, Soojung Gong |
1Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji University Hospital, Eulji University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea. naeyu46@eulji.ac.kr
2Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji General Hospital, Eulji University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. |
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| Abstract |
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Primary low-grade lymphoma of the mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) type lymphoma of the bladder is rare. A relationship between MALT lymphoma of the urinary bladder and chronic cystitis has been proposed by some reports. Additionally a relationship between MALT lymphoma of the urinary bladder and Helicobacter pylori has been reported. Here we present a case of regression of urinary bladder MALT lymphoma after antibiotic therapy, using H. pylori eradication protocol in an elderly patient, who had a high risk of treatment related mortality in curative systemic chemotherapy. The patient is a 74-year-old woman who had a history of chronic cystitis. She was diagnosed with stage IIA primary MALT lymphoma of the urinary bladder and was treated with H. pylori eradication triple therapy for 2 weeks. After 2 months, there was a marked regression of the bladder MALT lymphoma lesion in a computed tomography scan of the abdomen. |
| Key Words:
MALT lymphoma, Urinary bladder, Helicobacter pylori, Chronic cystitis |
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