INTRODUCTION: @entity1893 ( @entity1893 ) is uncommon but not rare. This paper aims to review the recent evidence for the management of perforated @entity1893 of the intestine, consider when chemotherapy should be commenced and examine the likely outcomes and prognosis for @entity1 presenting as @entity341 with this condition. METHODS: MEDLINE and Cochrane databases were searched using @entity706 , clinical presentation, perforation, management and prognosis. The full text of relevant articles was retrieved and reference lists checked for additional articles. FINDINGS: Emergency surgery was required at disease presentation for between 11 and 64% of intestinal @entity1893 cases. Perforation occurs in 1-25% of cases, and also occurs whilst on chemotherapy for @entity1893 . Intestinal bleeding occurs in 2-22% of cases. Obstruction occurs more commonly in small bowel (5-39%) than large bowel @entity1893 and intussusceptions occur in up to 46%. Prognosis is generally poor, especially for @entity784 . CONCLUSIONS: There is a lack of quality evidence for the elective and emergency treatment of @entity1893 involving the small and large intestine. There is a lack of information regarding the impact an emergency presentation has on the timing of postoperative chemotherapy and overall prognosis. It is proposed that in order to develop evidence-based treatment protocols, there should be an intestinal @entity1893 registry.

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@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity706 :: ('MESH:D008223', 'Disease') :: ['intestinal lymphoma'] @entity341 :: ('MESH:D004630', 'Disease') :: ['surgical emergencies'] @entity784 :: ('MESH:D016399', 'Disease') :: ['T cell lymphomas'] @entity1893 :: ('MESH:D008228', 'Disease') :: ['NHL', "Intestinal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma"]
@entity706 :: (MESH:D008223,Disease) :: ['Intestinal lymphoma']
