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Volume 7 Issue 2 (February, 2019)

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Determination of histological subtypes and sites of primary GIT lymphomas
Dr. Ankit Gaba

Background: The present study was conducted to determine the histological subtypes and sites of primary GIT lymphomas. Materials & Methods: 104 patients with histopathological diagnosis of lymphoma involving the GIT. Mucosal biopsies and resected surgical specimens was processed and studied. Results: The main type was DLBCL seen in 56, BL in 26, T NHL in 12, PTLPD in 6 and burkitt lymphoma in 4 patients. The difference found to be significant (P< 0.05). The common site of primary GIT lymphomas was stomach in 45, small intestine in 30, colon in 4, rectum in 3 and ileocecum in 22 cases. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Conclusion: Common type of primary GIT lymphoma was diffuse large B cell lymphoma followed by Burkett lymphoma and T non- Hodgkin lymphoma. Key words: Burkett lymphoma, GIT lymphoma, T non- Hodgkin lymphoma

 
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