Primary gastrointestinal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; clinical features, management and prognosis of 56 patients

ABSTRACT

In this study, 56 patients with primary gastrointestinal tract [GIT] non-Hodgkin's lymphoma [41 males and 15 females, mean age 41.5 years] were retrospectively evaluated. Twenty-nine patients were treated with curative surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy and 19 patients were treated with non-curative surgery plus chemotherapy and 8 patients were treated with curative surgery alone. All patients were included in the response analysis and survival. Only 33 patients were included in the disease free survivals as they had a complete response after different treatment modalities. The study confirmed the prognostic value of stage of the disease, curative surgery plus adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with primary gastrointestinal tract non- Hodgkin's lymphoma [PGITL]