Inoperable gastric lymphosarcoma mistaken for carcinoma: response to radiation with twenty-year survival to date.
With suitable treatment, the potential for long survival with gastric lymphoma is well-documented. However, since these tumors constitute only about 1-3% of gastric malignancies, they may occur only rarely in a particular radiologist's experience. The present report of a remarkable therapeutic response is a reminder that the possibility of lymphosarcoma should be included in the differential diagnosis of every gastric neoplasm.
D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011867:Radioisotope Teletherapy; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D013997:Time Factors
D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes