AIDS-related non-Hodgkin's lymphomas from an Italian area.
In a retrospective study, 42 (7.7%) of 545 patients with AIDS from a single area of Italy had non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (28 systemic and 14 primary central nervous system lymphomas). The improved outcome and survival of treated patients outlines the clinical benefit of antineoplastic treatment in selected cases.
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D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D016371:Cranial Irradiation; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D016483:Lymphoma, AIDS-Related / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012074:Remission Induction; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome