[Primary malignant lymphoma of the stomach--report of 6 cases and review of 586 cases].
Six cases of primary malignant lymphoma in the stomach are reported with a review of 586 cases reported from 1950 through 1987 in our country. The disease is rare. The first case was reported abroad in 1829 and in our country in 1951. Abdominal pain, anorexia and hemorrhage in the gastrointestinal tract were the main symptoms. Surgery was the treatment of choice. The 5-year survival rate was 57.0% abroad and 44.6 at home. Adjuvant postoperative radiotherapy or chemotherapy can improve the 5-year survival. In the review, 5-year survival rate was increased by 6.8% in the group where surgery was combined with radiotherapy and by 5.7% in the group of operation plus chemotherapy. The increase in 10-year survival rate was more obvious. Of these 6 cases, 3 treated by surgical treatment alone died, while 3 treated by operation and postoperative chemotherapy are still alive and tumor-free.
Subei People's Hospital, Yangzhou Medical College.
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D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000628:therapy; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy; D015996:Survival Rate