Abstract
Malignant lymphoma is seen among elderly patients. The results of the treatments of the tummor are not always favorable because of the general state of patients affected by aging and the presence of underlying diseases. In the present paper, we studied malignant lymphoma of the head and neck in elderly patients of 65 years of age and older. Lymphomas included in this study were histologically classified as non-Hodgikn's lymphoma and lymphoma at an early stage, which accounted for 82.1%. The outcomes were unfavorable among the patients with extranodal lymphomas arising from regions other than the Waldeyer's throat ring, patients with advanced-stage lymphomas, and even among patients with earlystage lymphomas, when relapsed or were resistant to treatment. Redused-dose chemotherapy, which was adjusted according to the general state of patients, combined with radiotherapy appeared to be effective.
