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MALT Lymphoma Gulf War Vet
by bamiller1968, Nov 07, 2008 01:28PM
Just wondering if anyone has heard/seen anyone else with NHL-MALT's that was in the first Gulf War. My husband served over there. He had no signs or symptoms, he ended up in the hospital with severe abdominal pain one weekend. After several tests and 5 days later of not being able to eat anything, surgery was performed and a mass was found in the small intestine that had ulcerated through to the mesintary (the doctors stated it had been there a long time). I've been reading about the MALT lymphoma, this is nothing that just starts overnight. Wanting to see if there is a link from enviromental exposures (ie: burning oil fields, unexploded missles, etc). Very rare for his age (at the time 41) and area of tumor.
Thanks for any information.
Brenda
Thanks for any information.
Brenda
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by Ginjenni, Nov 13, 2008 08:24AM
To: bamiller1968
My husband was just diagnosed with a Sub-cutaneous b-cell lymphoma. He was in the gulf summer of 1990. He's been developing these splotchy areas on his chest for years now. I'm not sure if it it's Desert Storm related or not (like you stated about environmental exposures). I wonder if there's a site for Veterans affairs where they maybe have statistics on this stuff.
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