Indian Journal of Pathology and Oncology
  • Year: 2016
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 1

Unusual presentation of Gastric marginal-zone lymphoma in a young HIV positive patient-a case report with review of literature

1Senior Resident Doctor, Department of Pathology, NEIGRIHMS, Mawdiangaiang, Shillong, Meghalaya-793018

2Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, NEIGRIHMS, Mawdiangaiang, Shillong, Meghalaya-793018

3Assistant Professor, General Surgery, NEIGRIHMS, Mawdiangaiang, Shillong, Meghalaya-793018

*Corresponding Author: E-mail: jayamishraxyz@gmail.com

Online published on 10 October, 2016.

Abstract

Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is the second most common malignancy in HIV-infected patients.[1] The proportion of extra nodal lymphoma is higher in these patients and gastrointestinal tract is the most common site. Gastrointestinal lymphoma in HIV-positive affects younger patients with male predilection, shows preferential involvement of distal gastrointestinal tract, and is more often high grade with Epstein Barr virus positivity. This report presents a rare presentation of Epstein-Barr virus negative Gastric marginal zone lymphoma presenting as an ulcero-proliferative growth in a HIV-positive female.

Keywords

gastric, marginal zone lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin's