AIDS-RELATED NON-HODGKINS-LYMPHOMAS FROM AN ITALIAN AREA

Authors
FERRETTO R LUZZATI R VENERI D ROVERE P SOLBIATI M CONCIA E
Citation
R. Ferretto et al., AIDS-RELATED NON-HODGKINS-LYMPHOMAS FROM AN ITALIAN AREA, Haematologica, 83(9), 1998, pp. 857-859
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Hematology
Journal title
Haematologica → ACNP
ISSN journal
03906078
Volume
83
Issue
9
Year of publication
1998
Pages
857 - 859
Database
ISI
SICI code
0390-6078(1998)83:9<857:ANFAIA>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
In a retrospective study, 42 (7.7%) of 545 patients with AIDS from a s ingle area of Italy had non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (28 systemic and 14 pri mary central nervous system lymphomas). The improved outcome and survi val of treated patients outlines the clinical benefit of antineoplasti c treatment in selected cases.