[Primary gastric lymphoma. Survey of 5-years surgical cases]

The incidence of gastric lymphoma, unlike that of carcinoma, is increased in these last years. In spite of all that, until today, there isn't codified therapeutic trend. There are many reasons: different patterns of histological classification, the importance of the different adjuvant therapies. Personal experience in ten case of primitive gastric lymphoma over a total of 63 operations of gastric neoplasms in five years (1989-1993) is presented. The analysis of personal results and a review of the literature suggest guideline (surgery, chemotherapy) according to the study of the disease, underlining that in every case the most important therapeutic approach.