Lymphoid Hyperplasia of the Stomach: Radiographic Findings in Five Adult Patients

• Published in: American journal of roentgenology (1976) Vol. 177; no. 1; pp. 71 - 75
• Main Authors: Torigian, Drew A, Levine, Marc S, Gill, Navdeep S, Rubesin, Stephen E, Fogt, Franz, Schultz, Christopher F, Furth, Emma E, Laufer, Igor
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Leesburg, VA Am Roentgen Ray Soc 01-07-2001; American Roentgen Ray Society
• Subjects: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Digestive system; Female; Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen; Helicobacter pylori; Humans; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Male; Medical sciences; Other diseases. Semiology; Pseudolymphoma - diagnostic imaging; Pseudolymphoma - pathology; Radiodiagnosis. Nmr imagery. Nmr spectrometry; Radiography; Stomach Diseases - diagnostic imaging; Stomach Diseases - pathology; Stomach. Duodenum. Small intestine. Colon. Rectum. Anus; Human; Stomach; Correlation; Spirillales; Radiologic sign; Benign lymphoid hyperplasia; Spirillaceae; Gastritis; Digestive transit; Pathology; Concomitant disease; Helicobacter pylori; Cohort study; Digestive diseases; Bacteria; Adult; Diagnosis; Barium meal; Gastric disease
• ISSN: 0361-803X; 1546-3141
• DOI: 10.2214/ajr.177.1.1770071

The purpose of our study was to report the radiographic findings of biopsy-proven lymphoid hyperplasia of the stomach in five adult patients.
Lymphoid hyperplasia of the stomach is characterized by distinctive findings on double-contrast upper gastrointestinal tract barium examinations; all five patients had innumerable tiny (1--3 mm in diameter) round frequently umbilicated nodules that carpeted the mucosa of the gastric antrum or antrum and body. Three of these five patients had associated Helicobacter pylori gastritis. The diagnosis of gastric lymphoid hyperplasia, therefore, can be suggested on the basis of the radiographic findings.