title: Primary ileocaecal and colorectal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in Finland 1972-1977. A clinical presentation and review of literature.
abstract: During the period of 1972-1977 nine patients were treated for primary non-Hodgkin's ileocaecal and colorectal lymphoma in different hospitals in Finland. Most frequently the disease occurred in patients in the sixth or seventh decade. The clinical symptoms indicated non-specific intestinal disorder. An abdominal mass was felt in 44% of the patients. Radiological findings were mostly non-specific and often revealed a tumour. All patients underwent surgery, six curative resection, and three palliative resection. Two of the patients who underwent curative resection survived 10-13 years, while all the patients who underwent palliative resection died within two years. The stage of the disease was an important prognostic factor. Three of the five patients with stage I disease died of lymphoma, while all three patients with stage IV disease died of lymphoma.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Surgery, University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jaser
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002430:Cecal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003082:Colectomy; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D015996:Survival Rate