title: Primary gastrointestinal non-Hodgkin lymphoma. A review of 36 cases.
abstract: A retrospective study was made of 36 patients with primary gastrointestinal (GI) non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), of which 16 occurred in stomach, 14 in small intestine, 3 in ileocecal region and 3 in large intestine. The mean age was 57 years. According to the 'Working Formulation' large cell lymphomas were most common. All patients were surgically explored, 27 undergoing resection and 9 laparotomy with biopsy. Radiotherapy was given to 14 patients and 27 received chemotherapy. Patients with stomach as the primary site had a slightly better outlook than patients with intestinal tumors. In patients with stage I and II disease the group which had been resected and received both radiation treatment and chemotherapy had the best prognosis with a 3-year survival of 76%. The material also indicates that radiotherapy is of value for GI-NHL in stage I or II.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kajanti
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karkinen-Jääskeläinen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rissanen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005770:Gastrointestinal Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies