ABSTRACT
Gastrointestinal tract and abdominal lymph nodes are common sites for development of lymphosarcomas in children (36-53% of all lymphomas). Lymphosarcoma is a malignant tumor developed from the lymphoid tissue and characterized with broad spectrum of clinical manifestations, inhomogeneous course of the disease and prognosis. 25 (24,0% of all abdominal lymphosarcomas) patients with intestinal lymphosarcoma admitted to the childhood tumors department of the National Cancer Center of Georgia from 1980 to 2006. One of the most informative diagnostic methods for this disease is X-ray examination. Ultrasound and CT are leading investigating methods giving us possibility to determine topography of the tumour as well as to evaluate efficiency of the specific treatment and carry out a dynamic control of the patients after the complete remission. In all patients with intestinal lymphosarcomas surgical treatment without any preoperative specific therapy (chemotherapy, radiotherapy) has been carried out. Analysis of the specific treatment results obtained has shown that intestinal lymphosarcoma is the disease with worse prognosis in comparison with abdominal lymph nodes lymphosarcoma. It has been ascertained that in 88,0% of abdominal lymph node damages complete cure can be achieved using surgery and rational program of ACOP chemotherapy.
