RADIODIAGNOSIS OF GASTROINTESTINAL LYMPHO MA

Radiological synopsis of primary gastrointestinal lymphoma depends on the growth direction and dynamism of the tumor, i.e. grade of malignan cy and stage of the pathological process at diagnosis. Initial nodal-p olypoid lesions, because of their mucosal/submucosal aggregation, in c ombination with more or less pathological small bowel relief, are succ essfully diagnosed by conventional barium studies. Progressive ulcerou s and narrowing destruction of the gut wall, as a result of the advanc ed mural infiltration, increases the success rate of tomographic exami nation. Tomographic imaging, particularly computed tomography, is cons idered the primary method, alongside the selective small bowel double- contrast study for demonstration of diffuse tumor infiltration.