gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma
Findings
No curated finding names gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
A low grade, indolent B-cell lymphoma, usually associated with Helicobacter pylori infection. Morphologically it is characterized by a dense mucosal atypical lymphocytic (centrocyte-like cell) infiltrate with often prominent lymphoepithelial lesions and plasmacytic differentiation. Approximately 40% of gastric MALT lymphomas carry the t(11;18)(q21;q21). Such cases are resistant to Helicobacter pylori therapy.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0006226), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Where it sits
Other names
11 names
Resolves to: gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma
- Also called
- gastric MALT lymphomagastric MALTomaMALT lymphoma of stomachMALT lymphoma of the stomachMALToma of stomachMALToma of the stomachprimary gastric B-cell MALT lymphomaprimary gastric MALT lymphomaprimary MALT lymphoma of stomachprimary MALT lymphoma of the stomachstomach MALT lymphoma