Proportion and Characteristics of Helicobacter Pylori-Negative Gastric Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

• Published in: Clinical and translational gastroenterology Vol. 16; no. 4; p. e00781
• Main Authors: Lv, Xiu-He, Lu, Qing, Liu, Jia-Huan, Xia, Bi-Han, Wang, Zi-Jing, Wang, Zhu, Yang, Jin-Lin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia, PA Wolters Kluwer 01.04.2025; Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Subjects: Bias; Breath tests; Content analysis; Cross-sectional studies; Data collection; Gastric Mucosa - microbiology; Gastric Mucosa - pathology; Helicobacter Infections - complications; Helicobacter Infections - diagnosis; Helicobacter Infections - epidemiology; Helicobacter Infections - microbiology; Helicobacter pylori - isolation & purification; Histology; Humans; Infections; Lymphoma; Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone - diagnosis; Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone - epidemiology; Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone - microbiology; Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone - pathology; Male; Neoplasm Staging; Patients; Review; Serology; Stomach Neoplasms - epidemiology; Stomach Neoplasms - microbiology; Stomach Neoplasms - pathology; Systematic review; China; meta-analysis; risk factor; mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma

INTRODUCTION:While Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is common in patients with gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma, there are still individuals who test negative for it. The proportion and characteristics of these patients remain unclear.METHODS:We conducted a systemat...