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Contribution of diagnostic laparotomy to staging non‐Hodgkin's lymphoma
Author(s) -
Hanks Gerald E.,
Terry Lewis N.,
Bryan James A.,
Newsome James F.
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197201)29:1<41::aid-cncr2820290107>3.0.co;2-t
Subject(s) - medicine , laparotomy , lymphoma , hodgkin lymphoma , stage (stratigraphy) , disease , neoplasm staging , radiology , general surgery , cancer , biology , paleontology
Diagnostic laparotomy has been used as a staging aid after complete medical evaluation of 15 patients with non‐Hodgkin's lymphoma. The stage of disease was altered by the surgical procedure in 7 of the 15 patients and is recommended for all patients with Stages I, II, or III non‐Hodgkin's lymphoma.