[The primary malignant non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the stomach]

From 1970 to 1980, 643 patients suffering from a malignancy of the stomach were seen at the Surgical Department of Rostock University. 8 of them were identified to have a Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Treatment should be done depending on the staging: Stage I and II extirpation of the tumour followed by adjunctive chemotherapy, Stage III and IV primary chemotherapy only.