Localised gastrointestinal diffuse large B cell lymphomas; Does surgical approach still exist?

Abstract

Background: Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the commonest pathological type of gastrointestinal lymphoma and its management was changed from surgery to combined chemoimmunotherapy in the last decade; however, this strategy is questionable, especially if rituximab is not available.

Keywords

• gastrontestinal lymphoma
• dlbcl
• surgery
• chemotherapy