Difficulty in distinguishing malignant gastric lymphoma from advanced gastric cancer: Focusing on endoscopic findings of the Borrmann type

摘要

The gastrointestinaltract is the most frequentsite ofextra-nodalinvolvement in lymphoma. Gastrointestinallymphoma occurs mostcommonly in the stomach, followed by thesmallintestineand ileocecalregion. Malignant gastriclymphoma(MGL) isan uncommon tumoraccounting for less than 5%ofall gastric malignancies. [1] Moreover, dueto theambiguity and diversity ofendoscopicfindings, MGL cannot beeasily distinguished from advanced gastriccancer (AGC).