Table 1

Clinical and morphological features of primary gastric lymphomas

LGLG+HGDLCLTotalMantle cellT cellBurkitt's like
Number of cases297053152331
Age range (mean) in years31–81 (60.06)43–89 (64.31)33–86 (66.39)57–78 (68.66)62–70 (66.6)72
Adjuvant therapy (%)9 (32.1)32 (49.2)32 (72.7)7322
Location (%)
    Antrum8 (27.6)21 (30)17 (32.1)46121
    Body8 (27.6)15 (21.4)13 (24.5)361
    Fundus1 (3.4)6 (8.6)3 (5.6)10
    Diffuse12 (41.4)28 (40)20 (37.7)602
Macroscopic type (%)
    Ulcerated12 (41.4)46 (66.6)37 (69.8)9523
    Polypoid5 (17.2)12 (17.4)11 (20.7)281
    Flat12 (41.4)11 (15.9)5 (9.4)281
Size range (mean) in cm2–12 (6.6)1–17 (7.7)2.3–17 (8.2)5–10 (8.3)5–7 (6.2)8
Depth of infiltration (%)
    Mucosa3 (10.3)1 (1.4)1 (1.9)51
    Submucosa13 (44.8)21 (30)2 (3.8)361
    Muscolaris5 (17.2)13 (18.6)6 (11.3)24
    Serosa8 (27.6)35 (50)44 (83)87221
Stage (%)
    IE17 (24.1)18 (25.7)2 (3.8)27
    IE21 (3.4)14 (20)13 (24.5)281
    IIE117 (58.6)21 (30)27 (50.9)65
    IIE22 (6.9)8 (11.4)3 (5.7)1312
    IIIE1
    IIIES2 (2.9)1 (1.9)3
    IVE2 (6.9)7 (10)7 (13.2)1611
MIB-1 range (mean) in % of positive nuclei0.5–28.9 (8.5)16.1–96.4 (49.7)14.1–90.6 (53.3)5.4–33 (15.6)35.4–72.2 (48.59)