to assess the diagnostic value of upper intestinal fiber endoscopy in primary small intestinal lymphomas observed in an underdeveloped mediterranean country , the endoscopic records of 40 patients ( group a ) offering histologic evidence of lymphoma were compared with those of 80 patients ( group b ) displaying clinical findings of small intestinal disease , but who eventually proved to be free of lymphoma after a complete work-up .
C0011900
diagnostic
C0037088
clinical