272 Gut and Liver, Vol. 6, No. 2, April 2012 The treatment for advanced gastric MALT lymphoma has not molecular characterization of these tumors is necessary to deter- been clearly defined. Treatment is usually similar to that for mine the most suitable therapeutic strategy. patients with other advanced-stage indolent non-Hodgkin lym- phoma.9 Our findings, however, indicate that H. pylori eradica- tion should be the first treatment in patients presenting with H. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST pylori -associated advanced gastric MALT lymphoma. Further No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article was Fig. 2. Follow-up evaluations 2 mon- ths (A, C, E, G, I) and 1 year (B, D, F, H, J) after Helicobacter pylori eradication. (A, C) Upper gastrointes- tinal endoscopy, displaying pale, flat gastric high and low bodies without lymphoma infiltration (H&E stain, ×400). (E, G) Endoscopic ultrasound and computed tomography scans of the subcarinal area, displaying a markedly smaller lymph node, sized 12×11 mm. (I) Positron emission tomography analysis displaying no significantly abnormal hypermeta- bolic lesions. (B, D, F, H, J) All find- ings were unremarkable.