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Primary Hodgkin's Disease of the Stomach in a 72‐Year‐Old Man
Author(s) -
Geboes Karel,
Bossaert Herman,
Dooms MarieTherese,
Helewaut Johan
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1980.tb00209.x
Subject(s) - medicine , stomach , disease , biopsy , lymphoma , adenocarcinoma , surgery , hodgkin lymphoma , general surgery , radiology , gastroenterology , cancer
Primary Hodgkin's disease of the stomach is rare, but it may occur at any age. In surgically treated patients, the prognosis is better than for adenocarcinoma. Therefore, a precise diagnosis of the gastric tumor is paramount. Endoscopic biopsy is a valuable aid. A case report is presented of a 72‐year‐old man in whom a diagnosis of gastric lymphoma was made preoperatively. Results were good one year after surgical therapy.