Isolated gastric malakoplakia: a case report and review of the literature.
Gustavo LC, Robert ME, Lamps LW, Lagarde SP, Jain D. Isolated gastric malakoplakia: a case report and review of the literature. Archives Of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine 2004, 128: e153-6. PMID: 15504079, DOI: 10.5858/2004-128-e153-igmacr.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBiopsy specimensMultiple small polypoid lesionsOccult bacterial infectionUpper gastrointestinal endoscopyExamination 12 monthsSmall polypoid lesionsHelicobacter pylori infectionMichaelis-Gutmann bodiesYersinia pseudotuberculosis infectionFundic gland polypsEosinophilic granular cytoplasmAfrican American womenConcurrent malignancyGastrointestinal malakoplakiaHistologic improvementGastric involvementGastric bodyClinical evidencePolypoid lesionsPylori infectionH pyloriHistologic findingsCase reportGastrointestinal endoscopyPolymerase chain reaction