MALT lymphoma of labial minor salivary gland in an immunocompetent child with a gastric Helicobacter pylori infection

D Berrebi; B Lescoeur; A Faye; C Faure; E Vilmer; M Peuchmaur

doi:10.1016/s0022-3476(98)70239-2

MALT lymphoma of labial minor salivary gland in an immunocompetent child with a gastric Helicobacter pylori infection

J Pediatr. 1998 Aug;133(2):290-2. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(98)70239-2.

Authors

D Berrebi¹, B Lescoeur, A Faye, C Faure, E Vilmer, M Peuchmaur

Affiliation

¹ Service d'Anatomie et de Cytologie Pathologiques, d'Hémato-Immunologie, and de Gastro-Entérologie Pédiatrique, Hôpital Robert Debré, Paris, France.

PMID: 9709725
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-3476(98)70239-2

Abstract

We report a pediatric case of a mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma of the labial minor salivary gland in an immunocompetent patient. Chronic gastritis with Helicobacter pylori was disclosed and managed with antibiotic therapy. With eradication of Helicobacter pylori there was complete remission of the lymphoma.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child
Gastritis / complications*
Gastritis / drug therapy
Gastritis / microbiology
Helicobacter Infections / complications*
Helicobacter Infections / drug therapy
Helicobacter pylori*
Humans
Immunocompetence
Lip
Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / complications*
Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone / immunology
Male
Remission Induction
Salivary Gland Neoplasms / complications*
Salivary Gland Neoplasms / immunology