Primary gastrointestinal tract lymphoma: diagnosis and management of common neoplasms.

Journal article

Primary gastrointestinal lymphoma represents the most common location of extranodal lymphoma. With the bulk of disease manifesting within the gastrointestinal tract and contiguous lymph nodes, many of the lymphomas occurring in the peripheral lymph nodes can also present with primary gastrointestinal tract involvement. Molecular biology has recently enabled significant progress in the diagnosis and management of primary gastrointestinal lymphoma. Herein, we will discuss the major lymphomas af...

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Authors: Dickson, B; Serra, S; Chetty, R

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Expert review of anticancer therapy
• Volume: 6
• Issue: 11
• Pages: 1609-1628
• Publication date: 2006-11-01
• DOI: 10.1586/14737140.6.11.1609
• EISSN: 1744-8328
• ISSN: 1473-7140
• Language: English
• Keywords: Gastric Mucosa; Lymphoma, Follicular; Peyer's Patches; Humans; Helicobacter pylori; Helicobacter Infections; Stomach Neoplasms; Intestinal Mucosa; Colonic Neoplasms; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms