title: [Gastrointestinal Epstein Barr virus positive diffuse large B cell lymphoma in elderly: report of five cases and review of literature].
abstract: EBV-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in elderly is a new entity included provisionally in the most recent WHO Classification of lymphoid neoplasms. It usually affects elderly patients and has a poor survival. The goal of this report was to evaluate clinical, endoscopic characteristics and survival of five patients with this entity and gastrointestinal afectation. From five cases, three cases had gastric infiltration, one ileon and one in cecum.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Oncología-Radioterapia, hospital Edgardo Rebagliati Martins, Lima, Peru.
authors.forename: Brady
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ernesto Beltrán
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Quiñones Avila
authors.forename: Domingo
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Morales Luna
authors.forename: Esther
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Cotrina Montenegro
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gallo López
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: López Ilasaca
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002430:Cecal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000821:virology; D020031:Epstein-Barr Virus Infections / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007078:Ileal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000821:virology; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000821:virology