title: Waldeyer's ring lymphomas: an epidemiological study of 55 cases.
abstract: Waldeyer's ring is a relatively common location for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Here, we report an epidemiological study of Waldeyer's ring lymphomas based on data for 55 cases treated over a 19-year period at three centers in northern Spain. In most respects our results confirm those of previous studies. The average delay between first consultation and diagnosis was 3.8 months, and was longer for nasopharyngeal lymphomas than for tonsillar lymphomas.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Complex of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Soto Varela
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lozano Ramìrez
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fraga Garcia
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Forteza Vila
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Quesada Marìn
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fernandez Garcia
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Labella Caballero
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology