Primary colorectal lymphoma: case series and literature review.
Primary colorectal lymphoma is a rare disease that accounts for 0.16% of colorectal malignancies. Treatments include surgical intervention with or without chemotherapy. Outcome of this intervention among the Chinese population are lacking. Perforation resulting from chemotherapy may need further exploration. A retrospective review of patient records was performed among those who were diagnosed with colorectal malignancy in a single center from January 1998 to June 2009. Ten patients met Dawson's diagnostic criteria for primary colorectal lymphoma [0.66% (10/1516) of all colorectal malignancies]. The male-to-female ratio was 9:1, and median age at diagnosis was 76 years. The most common site was the cecum (n = 5). B-cell lymphoma was present in eight patients. Seven patients underwent surgical intervention. The median follow-up of all patients was 16.5 months. Median survival was 17 months and 13 months in the surgical and chemotherapy group, respectively. Primary colonic lymphoma is a rare disease. Surgical intervention appeared to be superior to chemotherapy alone, but the findings were limited by the small number of patients in this study. Whether surgery or chemotherapy should be offered first remains unknown and requires further research.
Department of Surgery, Kwong Wah Hospital, Hong Kong.
Wong-Hoi
WH
She
Weida
W
Day
Patrick Yin-Yu
PY
Lau
Kong-Ling
KL
Mak
Andrew Wai-Chun
AW
Yip
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003082:Colectomy; D003113:Colonoscopy; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents