Article
Peripheral T-cell lymphomas of the intestine.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Dec 1992
Chott A, Dragosics B, Radaszkiewicz T
Abstract excerpt
Twenty-seven cases of primary peripheral T-cell lymphomas of the intestine (PTLI) were investigated. Seven patients had histories of malabsorption. The most frequent symptoms at presentation were weight loss, abdominal pain, and acute abdomen. The jejunum was the most common site of lymphoma and multifocal disease was found in 72% of the cases. Twenty-two patients (92%) presented with localized disease confined...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Autopsy
- CD3 Complex
- CD4 Antigens
- CD8 Antigens
- Female
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Intestinal Neoplasms
- Lymphoma, T-Cell, Peripheral
