Table 1 Background information of localized gastric MALT lymphoma analyzed in this study.

From: Clinical utility of repeated IgH gene rearrangement testing for the diagnosis and surveillance of gastric MALT lymphoma

  

Gastric MALT lymphoma (n = 131)

Average age, years ± SD

 

63.6 ± 11.42

Sex

Male

60 (46)

Female

71 (54)

Hp infection

Current

54 (41.2)

Previous

25 (19.1)

Uninfected

52 (39.7)

Mucosal atrophy

None

52 (39.7)

Closed type

39 (29.8)

Open type

40 (30.5)

Locations in the stomach

L

21 (16.0)

M

68 (52.3)

U

25 (19.2)

M/L

7 (5.4)

U/M

3 (2.3)

U/L

1 (0.8)

U/M/L

6 (4.6)

Number of lesions

Single

55 (42.0)

Multiple

76 (58.0)

Morphological type

Superficial

103 (78.6)

Submucosal tumor

12 (9.2)

Nodular gastritis-like

6 (4.6)

Ulceration

5 (3.8)

Others

5 (3.8)

BIRC3-MALT1 fusion gene

Positive

36 (28.1)

Negative

95 (72.5)

Efficacy of eradication therapy

CR

63 (49.6)

NC

64 (50.4)

Treatment

Eradication only

68 (51.9)

Eradication + radiation therapy

51 (38.9)

Eradication + chemotherapy

8 (6.1)

Others

4 (3.1)

  1. Numbers in parentheses represent percentages.
  2. *Including overlaps.
  3. HP, Helicobacter pylori; CR, complete response; NC, no change; U, upper part of the stomach; M, middle part of the stomach; L, lower part of the stomach, MALT, mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue; SD, standard deviation.