Prognostic, clinical and anatomo-pathological aspects of gastric lymphoma
Purri, P.; D'Armiento, F.P.; Fimiani, F.; Di Tuoro, A.; Roberti, M.L.; Mascia, E.
Minerva Medica 76(14-15): 705-710
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0026-4806 PMID: 3991033 Document Number: 261179
The authors refer about the results of a study made on 15 cases of gastric lymphoma with a mean follow-up of 6 years. Among the examined features they underlie the clinical appearance of each case according to histologic cell-type, stage of disease and performed treatment with relation to the survival rate. According to the Rappaport classification, diffuse histiocytic lymphoma was the most frequent histologic type of disease: the prognosis turned out to be significantly favorable in case of stage I, while no correlation was observed between different surgical procedures and cell-type. The overall 5 years survival rate was 33.3% with a strong suggestion of better survival in case of early diagnosis.