Authors
Seok Jin Kim, Chul Won Choi, Yeung-Chul Mun, Sung Yong Oh, Hye Jin Kang, Soon Il Lee, Jong Ho Won, Min Kyoung Kim, Jung Hye Kwon, Jin Seok Kim, Jae-Yong Kwak, Jung Mi Kwon, In Gyu Hwang, Hyo Jung Kim, Jae Hoon Lee, Sukjoong Oh, Keon Woo Park, Cheolwon Suh, Won Seog Kim
Publication date
2011/12
Journal
BMC cancer
Volume
11
Pages
1-12
Publisher
BioMed Central
Description
Background
Primary intestinal non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is a heterogeneous disease with regard to anatomic and histologic distribution. Thus, analyses focusing on primary intestinal NHL with large number of patients are warranted.
Methods
We retrospectively analyzed 581 patients from 16 hospitals in Korea for primary intestinal NHL in this retrospective analysis. We compared clinical features and treatment outcomes according to the anatomic site of involvement and histologic subtypes.
Results
B-cell lymphoma (n = 504, 86.7%) was more frequent than T-cell lymphoma (n = 77, 13.3%). Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) was the most common subtype (n = 386, 66.4%), and extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) was the second most common subtype (n …
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