1990 Volume 1990 Issue Supplement37 Pages 268-273
The clinical, histological and prognostic features of 36 patients with non-Hodgkin lymphomas treated in the Nara Medical University hospital between January,1982 and June,1988 were reviewed.
Twenty one patients were male and 15 were female. The age range was from 11 to 79years of age and had a peak in the seventies. In our clinic, elderly patients were dominant and could not be treated by intensive chemotherapy. According to the stage distribution for Ann Arbor classification,12 cases were stage I,15 were stage II,6 were stage III and 2were stage IV. Stage I and stage II accounted for 75%. Five-year survival showed 92% in stage I,47% in stage II,0% in stage III and IV and 52% in all cases. By site grouping,21cases were Waldeyer's ring,7 were nodal and 8 were extranodal except for Waldeyer's ring. Waldeyer's ring was the most common site of extranodal lymphomas, these tumors adopting more favorable courses. Histologically, these cases were categorized according to the working formulation. Three cases were low grade,26 were intermediate grade and 3were high grade. The 5-year survival rate was 67% with low grade,55% with intermediate grade and 0% with high grade.
