Lower Risk of Gastric Atrophy and Intestinal Metaplasia in Patients with MALT Lymphoma despite Infection

• Main Authors: Sang Min Lee (Author), Dae Young Cheung (Author), Joon Ki Moon (Author), Jin Il Kim (Author), Soo Heon Park (Author), Jae Kwang Kim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Yong Chan Lee, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Aims Atrophic gastritis and intestinal metaplasia are sequential consequences of chronic Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection. These conditions are well known to increase the risk of gastric adenocarcinoma development. Gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma is also...