Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in the elderly. Age is not always an adverse prognostic factor

A retrospective study analyzing non-Hodgkin's lym-phoma (NHL) diagnosed in patients in our center above 65 years of age between the years 1977–1991 is reported. Histological classification has been completed following the criteria of the Working Formulation. Of 521 patients, 427 were candidates for evaluation. Those above 65 years of age comprised the subject of our study, with a total of 95 cases.