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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2014; 20(48): 18487-18494
Published online Dec 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i48.18487
Published online Dec 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i48.18487
Colonic mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma identified by chromoendoscopy
Sang-Wook Seo, Seung-Hwa Lee, Duck-Joo Lee, Kwang-Min Kim, Center for Health Promotion, Department of Family Practice and Community Health, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 443-380, South Korea
Joon-Koo Kang, Department of Gastroenterology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 443-380, South Korea
Do-Wan Kim, Department of Anesthesiology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 443-380, South Korea
Jeong-Hun Lee, Department of Surgery, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon 443-380, South Korea
Author contributions: Seo SW drafted the report; Lee SH designed the manuscript; Lee SH, Lee DJ, Kim KM, Kang JK, Kim DW, and Lee JH reviewed and revised the paper.
Correspondence to: Seung-Hwa Lee, MD, Professor, Center for Health Promotion, Department of Family Practice and Community Health, Ajou University School of Medicine, 164 Worldcup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Gyeonggi-do, Suwon 443-380, South Korea. drhwa@hanmail.net
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Received: July 5, 2014
Revised: August 18, 2014
Accepted: October 15, 2014
Published online: December 28, 2014
Revised: August 18, 2014
Accepted: October 15, 2014
Published online: December 28, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma in the large intestine is a rare disease, but it is a clinically important condition that requires proper evaluation. Most of the colonic MALT lymphomas mainly present as a protruding and/or ulcerative lesion, and rarely present as a flat lesion. It is not easy to detect MALT lymphoma of the flat type and could be misdiagnosed. Thus, greater attention is needed for the detection and differential diagnosis of these lesions. The narrow-band imaging mode plus indigo carmine-dye spraying chromoendoscopy or/and endoscopic biopsy may be helpful for making the diagnosis.