BACKGROUND Autologous or allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant (SCT) is often considered in patients with relapsed or refractory non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) but there are limited data on the use of SCT for the treatment of NHL in the pediatric setting. PROCEDURE To evaluate the role of SCT for children with NHL, we reviewed 36 consecutive pediatric patients with NHL who underwent an al...

Background: China is facing the aggravating disease burden of lymphoma. However, accurate information about lymphoma at national and provincial levels limited. Methods: Following general analytical strategy used in Global Burden Diseases, Injuries, Risk Factors Study 2019, age-, sex- province-specific incidence, mortality prevalence Hodgkin (HL) non-Hodgkin (NHL) were analyzed. Lymphoma was ass...

BACKGROUND Although secondary renal involvement of non-Hodgkin lymphoma is frequently encountered, primary renal lymphoma is quite rare. We present a pediatric case of primary renal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. CASE REPORT A 12-year-old girl presenting with gross hematuria was referred to our hospital. Abdominal ultrasonography and imaging revealed a mass lesion in the superior pole of the ...

Burkitt lymphoma (BL) is the most frequent non-Hodgkin lymphoma in pediatric patients, accounting for approximately 34% of the cases of lymphoma in children. This subtype of non-Hodgkin lymphoma was first described in 1958 as a monoclonal proliferation of B cell lymphocytes. Cardiac involvement of BL in association with osseous compromise and lymphadenopathy is rare and poorly documented. We re...

BACKGROUND Concerns have been raised about a potential link between the use of TNF inhibitors and development of malignancy in the pediatric population. We examined the worldwide experience of etanercept use in pediatric patients and the occurrence of malignancies as reported from clinical trials, registry studies, post-marketing surveillance, and published scientific literature. METHODS All ...

abstract objective: several studies have been published on the epidemiology of childhood malignancies worldwide. the primary objective of this study is to determine the relative frequency of pediatric cancers in iran. methods: using a retrospective approach, all confirmed cases of malignancies aged 14 years old or less at the time of first referral to the department of radiation oncology of jor...

background: burkitt lymphoma is a common subtype of non-hodgkin lymphoma in children. it has a rapid and aggressive clinical course with frequent involvement of bone marrow and central nervous system. systemic chemotherapy is the mainstay of the treatment for this malignancy in children. in this systematic review, we discuss autologous and allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (hsc...

The anaplastic large cell lymphoma is a rare entity in pediatric patients. We present an unusual case of pericardial involvement, quite uncommon as extranodal presentation of this type of disorder, that provoked a life-risk situation requiring an urgent pericardiocentesis. To our knowledge, this is the first report on a child with pericardial involvement without an associated cardiac mass secon...

Introduction Lymphoma is a common malignant tumor of the head and neck occurring during childhood. Early diagnosis is very important in terms of prognosis in patients with tonsillar lymphoma.Our objective was to evaluate the clinical manifestations of pediatric tonsillar lymphoma according to different age groups. Materials and Methods A systematic review of available English, Spanish, or Por...