2040 Gastric lymphoma of mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) type: Longterm treatment results

Objective: In recent years, a large proporuon of non-Hodgkin's lymphomas of the stomach are recognized as low grade tumors of the mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) type.Since the MALT morphological subtype has only gained acceptance as a malignant lymphoma after the estabLishment of the Working Formulation.there is limited information about its natural history, disease panem, and Iongterm treatment outcome.This study is an analysis of these parameters in patients with primary MALT Iymphoma of the stomach.