Low-Grade Follicular Lymphoma of the Small Intestine: A Challenge for Management
Low-Grade Follicular Lymphoma of the Small Intestine
N Bennani-Baiti, HA Daw, C Cotta, T Spiro, et al
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20111101
2011 Dec 1
Semin Oncol
Low-Grade Follicular Lymphoma of the Small Intestine: A Challenge for Management
Semin Oncol. 2011 Dec 1;38(6):714-720, N Bennani-Baiti, HA Daw, C Cotta, T Spiro, et al
Abstract
Abstract
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), when extranodal, is most commonly seen in the gastrointestinal tract (GI) with an incidence as high as 20%. Follicular lymphoma (FL) in the GI tract is rare. It most commonly occurs in the small bowel, accounting for 5 to 9% of all the lymphomas of the GI tract, with the highest incidence seen in the duodenum (35%). In the last two decades, the incidence of primary small bowel lymphomas in the United States almost doubled, likely related to the significant increase in...
