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G Mascia

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[Malignant gastric lymphomas].

Primary malignant lymphomas of the stomach are the most frequent non-epithelial neoplasms of this organ (3%). Their onset and their development are insidious and a proved diagnosis is established only by laparatomy and biopsy specimens. In the absence of proved distant spread, surgical treatment in conjunction with radiation therapy and chemotherapy, gives very good results, with a five years survival rate of 50-70%, even in the presence of regional metastases, and sometimes a final cure is observed.

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[Unusual case of pericecal internal hernia of the retrocecal fossa].

Prompted by actual observation of one case, the authors call attention to this rare form of pericecal hernia. After a brief recall of pertinent anatomical features, they emphasize the rarity of this of hernia and the difficulty of diagnosing it preoperatively on the basis of clinical semiotics and radiological findings. In the last part of their paper the authors review the possible complications of this disorders and discuss therapeutic methods for its correction.

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