Small intestinal lymphoma and alpha heavy chain disease reviewing 15 advanced cases and commenting on the results of therapy

The IPSID in its severe cases invades the lymph nodes, mesenterium, and abdominal viscera resembling NNL Low grade .Diarrhea and malabsorption were present in all of the 15 patients under study. Moreover, 14 patients were suffering from obvious weight loss more than 10 peresented mild anemia together with the increased IgA in the serum, clubbing was also present in two thirds of the patients. Chemotherapy alone or combined with radiotherapy caused rapid regression of the disease. The patients had comparatively long survival, see table 4