Abstract:Objective To explore the clinical, endoscopic, and pathological characteristics of primary gastrointestinal lymphoma (PGIL), and improve the level of diagnosis and treatment.Methods Forty-one patients who were confirmed as primary gastrointestinal lymphoma with endoscopic biopsy or operation pathology from January 2008 to December 2019 were retrospectively analyzed with respects of clinical, endoscopic and pathological features.Results The lesion sites of PGIL were stomach (73.2%), small intestine (12.2%), colon (9.8%) and rectum (4.8%). The clinical manifestations of the disease are non-specific, and the main symptoms are abdominal pain, bloating, loss of appetite, and weight loss. The most common pathological type is diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) (61.0%), followed by mucosal associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma (34.2%). The most common gross morphology of gastric lymphoma is breaching type (36.7%), followed by protuberance, superficial and ulcer type. The most common gross morphology of small bowel lymphoma is ulcer type (60.0%), followed by protuberance type and multiple lymphoma polyposis type. The most common gross morphology of colorectal lymphoma is protuberance type (83.3%).Conclusion PGIL is more common in elderly patients and slightly more common among females. The clinical manifestations of the disease lack specificity. Abdominal pain and bloating are the most common symptoms. The gross morphology and location of the disease are related to histopathological type, and DLBCL is the most common pathological type.