title: [Clinical analysis of 18 cases extranodal non-Hodgkin's lymphomas in head and neck].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze and discuss the clinical features, pathological classification, clinical stage, treatment and prognosis of head and neck non-Hodgkin's lymphomas.
  
  
  METHODS
  Of eighteen patients with head and neck non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, seven patients received surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, eleven patients received radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Thirteen patients achieved complete remission(CR), five patients achieved partial remission(PR). Except one patient loosing to follow-up, seventeen patients had follow-up, ranging from three to five years. The seventeen patients all survived.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Head and neck non-Hodgkin's lymphomas is difficult to right early diagnose. Radiotherapy and chemotherapy are the main treatment of it. Early using of radiotherapy and chemotherapy will make contribution to better prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022.
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Chengzhang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged