Úlcera gigante gástrica como forma de presentación del linfoma gástrico primario. Presentación de un caso y revisión de la bibliografía

Abstract

Giant peptic ulcers are defined as having a diameter greater than 2 cm in the case of duodenal ulcers, and greater than 3 cm in the case of gastric ulcers. The presentation is infrequent, but raises questions about the etiological factor and the definitive treatment. The literature on its physiopathology is scarce and the cases described are unusual. The following case is presented to review the conduct to be followed in the presence of a giant gastric ulcer. We highlight the difficulty to assess the differential diagnosis of malignant pathology, trying to emphasize the value of the predictive factors of malignancy to define the conduct to follow. Finally, we focus on the relationship between the clinical presentation of gastric giant ulcer with primary gastric lymphomas and their clinical characteristics.