Radiation Therapy Outcome and Clinical Features of Duodenal-Type Follicular Lymphoma.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Duodenal-type follicular lymphoma (FL) is a rare variant of FL. There is still no consensus on the initial treatment, and clinical features including endoscopic findings are not familiar to most physicians. The objective of this study was to evaluate the outcome of patients who were initially treated with radiation therapy for duodenal-type FL.

Materials and methods

We retrospectively analyzed 20 patients who were consecutively diagnosed with duodenaltype FL between 2008 and 2017. All patients received radiation therapywith curative intent.

Results

The median age of the patients was 52 years (range, 26 to 66 years), and females were predominant. Most patients (n=18, 90%) had stage I disease, and were diagnosed by a regular health examination in an asymptomatic

SUBMITTER: Lee H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6473297 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature