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Primary gastrointestinal non Hodgkin's lymphoma chemotherapy alone an effective treatment modality: Experience from a single centre in India
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Introduction
The incidence of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) has been increasing over the last three decades. During the same period an increase in incidence of extra nodal NHL has also been noted.[1] Gastrointestinal tract represents the most frequent extra nodal site and it accounts for 4% of all gastrointestinal malignancies.
Although many large series of primary GI-NHL describing patterns of presentation and outcome have been published the consensus over the ideal treatment fo...
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