[Diagnostic problems in lymphomas of the gastrointestinal tract]

The experience of the Authors refers to 10 cases of gastrointestinal lymphomas which came to our observation for December 1975 to July 1980. Of the 10 cases observed, 7 had a primary representation of the disease, the other 3 showed a generalized ò lymphoma. In 6 patients the stomach was affected and the small intestines in 4. Total or subtotal gastrectomy was carried out in 6 patients, Ileal resections in 3 and right hemicolectomy in 1. There were no post-operative mortalities and after treatment 7 patients survived. The Authors emphasize the difficulty created by the lymphomas of the digestive tract, particularly the primary ones, in as far as an exact preoperative diagnosis is concerned.