Gastrointestinal Lymphoma: Future Perspectives (Recent Results in Cancer Research, 156)

Gastrointestinal lymphomas have attracted increasing interest over the past few years and are a topic characterized by intensive and ongoing activity. Insights into their pathogenesis and biological behavior have expanded impressively. However, this increased understanding has also raised many new questions. Experts from all over the world came together to exchange their experiences and to discuss new concepts at an international symposium in Würzburg, Germany, in 1998. This book summarizes the presentations. Front Matter....Pages I-XII Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Epidemiological and Prognostic Aspects of Gastric Malt-Lymphoma....Pages 3-8 Helicobacter pylori in Gastric Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Type Lymphoma....Pages 9-18 Tumor Biology of Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphomas....Pages 19-26 Histological Grading with Clinical Relevance in Gastric Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (MALT) Lymphoma....Pages 27-32 Pathology of Intestinal Lymphomas....Pages 33-41 Gastric Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma: Implications of Animal Models on Pathogenic and Therapeutic Considerations — Mouse Models of Gastric Lymphoma....Pages 42-51 Front Matter....Pages 53-53 Vaccination Against Helicobacter pylori ....Pages 55-59 Front Matter....Pages 61-61 Primary Gastric Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma: Requirements for Diagnosis and Staging....Pages 63-68 Gastric Lymphomas: Aspects of Follow-Up and After-Care....Pages 69-77 Positron Emission Tomography for Detection and Staging of Malignant Lymphoma....Pages 78-89 Front Matter....Pages 91-91 Gastrointestinal Lymphomas — The Dutch Experience....Pages 93-98 Gastrointestinal Lymphomas: The French Experience of the Groupe D’etude des Lymphomes Digestifs (GELD)....Pages 99-103 Treatment of Primary Gastric Lymphoma: Experience in the National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo....Pages 104-107 Primary Gastric Lymphoma: Brief Overview of the Recent Princess Margaret Hospital Experience....Pages 108-115 Relapse of Low-Grade Gastric MALT Lymphoma After Helicobacter Pylori Eradication: True Relapse or Persistence? Long-Term Post-Treatment Follow-Up of a Multicenter Trial in the North-East of Italy and Evaluation of the Diagnostic Protocol’s Adequacy....Pages 116-124 Eradication of Helicobacter pylori and Stability of Remissions in Low-Grade Gastric B-Cell Lymphomas of the Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue: Results of an Ongoing Multicenter Trial....Pages 125-133 Gastrointestinal Lymphomas: The Würzburg Study Experience....Pages 134-140 Back Matter....Pages 141-145 Gastrointestinal lymphomas have attracted increasing interest over years and are a topic characterized by intensive activity. Experts from all over the world came together to exchange their experiences and to discuss various concepts at an international symposium in Wurzburg, Germany, in 1998. This book summarizes the presentations.