Combination modality therapy for stages Ⅰ and Ⅱ primary gastrointestinal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma / 中华放射肿瘤学杂志

ABSTRACT

Purpose: To detect the prognostic factors for early primary gastrointestinal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma treated by various treatments.Materials and Methods:32 aptients with stages Ⅰ and Ⅱ primary gastrointestinal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma treated from January, 1970 to November, 1987 were retrospectively reviewed. The primary sites of cancers were 15 in stomach, 10 in ileocecal region, 4 in large bowel and 3 in small bowel. 24 patients underwent curative resection, 7 patients underwent incomplete resection and 1,unresectable. Postoperative radiotherapy was given to all patients.Among them, 14 patients received radiotherapy plus chemotherapy.Results: The overall 5-year survival rate was 59.4%(19/32).Conclusion: The main prognostic factors are the site of primary tumor, depth of invasion, stages and modalities of managements.Sex, age, and histologic does not influence the survivals.