title: Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma ('reticulum cell sarcoma') of bone in adults.
abstract: Thirty-one adult patients with a primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma ('reticulum cell sarcoma') in the bone were analyzed. Twenty-one patients had stage I disease, one stage II disease and 9 stage IV disease. The relapse-free 5-year survival rate for these patients was 42 per cent. The authors regard radiation therapy as the treatment of choice in localized tumors. Chemotherapy did not seem to affect the long-term survival in this small series. However, clear responses to multidrug chemotherapy were observed in some patients with recurrent or disseminated disease.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000628:therapy; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis