Synchronous Primary Low-grade Mucosa-associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma of Colon and Stomach

In October 2010, a 62-year-old male visited Konyang University Hospital for general medical checkup. He has no specific medical and surgical past history. In 2008, he underwent endoscopy of the stomach and colon for medical checkup, and there were no specific findings. On admission, he was not talking about any complaints. Vital signs (blood pressure 110/70 mmHg, pulse rate 70 beats/min, respiratory rate 20 beats/min, body temperature 36.6C) and physical examination were normal. The results of serologic test, chest X-ray and simple abdomen X-ray were also normal. An esophagogastroduodenoscopy was performed. There was a erythematous mucosa that had a distinct margin from the adjacent mucosa in great curvature of the lower body (Fig. 1A). Histological evaluation of the biopsy samples showed Helicobacter pylori Synchronous Primary Low-grade Mucosa-associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma of Colon and Stomach