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How would you manage a patient with a MALT lymphoma (H. Pylori negative) found incidentally in the surgical specimen at the time of sleeve gastrectomy?

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Radiation Oncology · Duke University Medical Center

MALT lymphoma tends to be a multifocal disease. Furthermore, imaging is often suboptimal in delineating the true extent of disease within many extranodal sites, including the stomach. For these reasons, the entire organ is typically treated during a course of radiation therapy. Historically, radical...

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