[The diagnosis and surgical treatment of isolated lymphomas of the stomach].

The study group included 18 patients with isolated malignant lymphoma of the stomach (lymphosarcoma--15, reticulosarcoma--2 and Hodgkin's sarcoma--1). Correct diagnosis was made or suspected on the basis of clinical, X-ray and endoscopic data before surgery in 12 cases. Out of the 18 patients operated on, radical surgery was performed in 16 cases, and two patients died in postoperative period. Longterm results were studied in 11 cases; one of them (female) died 18 months after the operation. Four patients have survived 5 years, two--5-10 years and longer. Extirpation of the stomach has proved to be most effective in surgical treatment for isolated lymphosarcoma.