title: Primary intestinal lymphoma in Iraqi children.
abstract: Primary intestinal lymphomas (PIL) include a number of interesting clinical and pathological subtypes with distinct geographic, socioeconomic and age distribution patterns. This report describes clinical and pathologic features of 37 Iraqi children with PIL seen 1965-1983. Three distinct groups were recognized: Mediterranean lymphoma, 11 patients, characterized by diffuse involvement of the proximal bowel; commonly presents with abdominal pain, diarrhea and malabsorption; Burkitt's lymphoma, 13 patients, characterized by localized tumor in the distal ileum or ileocecal region; commonly presents with intussusception, abdominal tumor and pain, and Non-Burkitt's lymphoma, 13 patients, usually occurs as localized tumors in the distal ileum; commonly presents with abdominal tumor, pain and intestinal obstruction.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007080:Ileocecal Valve / Q000473:pathology; D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains / Q000032:analysis; D007137:Immunoglobulin alpha-Chains / Q000032:analysis; D007443:Intussusception / Q000473:pathology; D007493:Iraq; D007580:Jejunal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010166:Palliative Care; D011859:Radiography
chemical_list: D007143:Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains; D007137:Immunoglobulin alpha-Chains; D001466:Barium Sulfate