Abstract
B-cell MALT lymphoma is a well-recognized entity and its characterization as low-grade (LG) and high-grade (HG) lymphoma has been widely accepted. In the present study we reviewed a series of 95 surgical specimens of primary gastric MALT lymphoma selected between 1979 and 1998. Immunohistochemical expression of p53, bcl-2, and Ki67 and Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection was evaluated, along with a correlation with clinical outcome. A morphologic and immunohistochemical analysis, including p53, bcl-2, and Ki67 expression, was carried out in all cases. A complete follow-up was obtained in 49 patients and in these cases a survival analysis was performed. bcl-2 protein was highly expressed in 25 of 25 assessed LG tumors and in 20 of 24 assessed HG tumors. p53 protein was expressed in 13 of 25 assessed LG tumors and in 21 of 24 assessed HG tumors. High proliferation rate as expressed by Ki67 was detected in 15 of 25 assessed LG tumors and in 23 of 24 assessed HG tumors. Hp infection was detected in 11 of 16 assessed LG tumors and 2 of 10 assessed HG tumors. Median survival rates were 72 months for LG tumors and 24 months for HG tumors. A significant inverse relationship between Hp infection and histological grade was found. High p53 expression and high-proliferation rate correlated with HG tumors. However, a correlation between p53, bcl-2, and Ki67 expression with clinical outcome was not found.
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