title: [Results of radiation therapy of stage II non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the Waldeyer's ring: a report of the Japanese Lymphoma Radiation Therapy Study Group].
abstract: A retrospective analysis of 245 patients with stage II non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the Waldeyer's ring treated between 1972 and 1985 was performed. Treatment consisted of radiation therapy alone in 96 patients and 149 patients were treated with chemotherapy combined. Five-year survival and relapse-free survival rates were 57% and 50%, respectively. For cases with DH, they were 64% and 55% respectively, and for DLPD 31% and 27%, respectively. Of the cases with relapse, 21% were seen in stomach or intestine. There were no difference on survival rates between radiation therapy alone and chemotherapy combined with radiation therapy.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Radiology, Osaka Univ.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Masaki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaneta
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Niibe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Watanabe
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hayabuchi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Horiuchi
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D007414:Intestinal Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000556:secondary; D007564:Japan; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000453:epidemiology; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D012074:Remission Induction; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000556:secondary; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*