Title
[Gastrointestinal Epstein Barr virus positive diffuse large B cell lymphoma in elderly: report of five cases and review of literature].
Other title
Linfoma de celulas grandes B difuso gastrointestinal del anciano asociado al virus Epstein Barr: reporte de cinco casos y revision de la literatura.
Date Issued
01 January 2011
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Quiñones Avila P.
Cotrina Montenegro E.
Gallo López A.
López Ilasaca M.
Publisher(s)
Sociedad De Gastroenterologia Del Peru
Abstract
EBV-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in elderly is a new entity included provisionally in the most recent WHO Classification of lymphoid neoplasms. It usually affects elderly patients and has a poor survival. The goal of this report was to evaluate clinical, endoscopic characteristics and survival of five patients with this entity and gastrointestinal afectation. From five cases, three cases had gastric infiltration, one ileon and one in cecum.
Start page
285
End page
288
Volume
31
Issue
3
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Gastroenterología, Hepatología
Oncología
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84864309418
PubMed ID
Source
Revista de gastroenterología del Perú : órgano oficial de la Sociedad de Gastroenterología del Perú
ISSN of the container
1609722X
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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