[Clinical picture and treatment of recurrent lymphosarcomas after radiotherapy]

The disease course was assayed in 177 patients with a complete remission after radiotherapy. The conclusion is made about high efficacy of repeated treatment after local radiotherapy. In view of the fact that extranodal areas are often involved during relapses, it is not advisable to irradiate the lymph nodes according to the radical program. Relapses that develop during the first year of remission, manifesting in the renewal of the tumor growth and appearance of new tumors, are prognostically unfavourable variants and require intensive care. Local relapses can be exposed to repeated radiation with a good result.