Gastrointestinal lymphomas have attracted increasing interest over the past few years and are a topic characterized by intensive and ongoing activity. Insights into their pathogenesis and biological behavior have expanded impressively. However, this increased understanding has also raised many new questions. Experts from all over the world came together to exchange their experiences and to discuss new concepts at an international symposium in Würzburg, Germany, in 1998. This book summarizes the presentations.

I. Basics, Histomorphology and Molecular Biology

Epidemiology and Prognostic Aspects of Gastric Malt-Lymphoma
Helicobacter pylori in Gastric Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Type Lymphoma
Tumor Biology of Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphomas
Histological Grading with Clinical Relevance in Gastric Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue (MALT) Lymphoma
Pathology of Intestinal Lymphomas
Gastric Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma: Implications of Animal Models on Pathogenic and Therapeutic Considerations - Mouse Models of Gastric Lymphoma
II. State-of-the-Art
Vaccination Against Helicobacter pylori
III. Clinical Aspects
Primary Gastric Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: Requirements for Diagnosis and Staging
Gastric Lymphomas: Aspects of Follow-Up and After-Care
Positron Emission Tomography for Detection and Staging of Malignant Lymphoma
IV. Therapy
Gastrointestinal Lymphomas - The Dutch Experience
Gastrointestinal Lymphomas: The French Experience of the Groupe D'etude des Lymphomes Digestifs (GELD)
Treatment of Primary Gastric Lymphoma: Experience in the National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo
Primary Gastric Lymphoma: Brief Overview of the Recent Princess Margaret Hospital Experience
Relapse of Low-Grade Gastric MALT Lymphoma After Helicobacter Pylori Eradication: True Relapse or Persistence? Long-Term Post-Treatment Follow-Up of a Multicenter Trial in the North-East of Italy and Evaluation of the Diagnostic Protocol's Adequacy
Eradication of Helicobacter pylori and Stability of Remissions in Low-Grade Gastric B-Cell Lymphomas of the Mucosa-Associated Lymphoid Tissue: Results of an Ongoing Multicenter Trial
Gastrointestinal Lymphomas: The Würzburg Study Experience.