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Childhood Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment (PDQ®)
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Table 1. Major Histopathological Categories of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in Children and Adolescentsa

Category (WHO Classification/ Updated REAL)  Category (Working Formulation)  Immuno-phenotype   Clinical Presentation   Chromosome Translocation   Genes Affected 
Burkitt and Burkitt-like lymphomas ML small noncleaved cell Mature B cell Intra-abdominal (sporadic), head and neck (non-jaw, sporadic), jaw (endemic) t(8;14)(q24 q32), t(2;8) (p11;q24), t(8;22)(q24; q11) C-MYC, IGH, IGK, IGL
Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma ML large cell Mature B cell; maybe CD30+ Nodal, abdomen, bone, primary CNS, mediastinal No consistent cytogenetic abnormality identified
Lymphoblastic lymphoma, precursor T cell/leukemia, or precursor B cell lymphoma Lymphoblastic convoluted and non-convoluted Pre-T cell Mediastinal, bone marrow MTS1/p16ink4a Deletion TAL1 t(1;14)(p34; q11), t(11;14) (p13;q11) TAL1, TCRAO, RHOMB1, HOX11
Pre-B cell Skin, bone
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, systemic ML immunoblastic or ML large CD30+ (Ki-1+) Variable, but systemic symptoms often prominent t(2;5)(p23; q35) ALK, NMP
T cell or null cell
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, cutaneous CD30+ (Ki-usually) Skin only; single or multiple lesions Lacks t(2;5)
T cell

CNS = central nervous system; ML = malignant lymphoma
aAdapted from Percy et al.[4]

References

  1. Percy CL, Smith MA, Linet M, et al.: Lymphomas and reticuloendothelial neoplasms. In: Ries LA, Smith MA, Gurney JG, et al., eds.: Cancer incidence and survival among children and adolescents: United States SEER Program 1975-1995. Bethesda, Md: National Cancer Institute, SEER Program, 1999. NIH Pub.No. 99-4649., pp 35-50. Also available online. Last accessed April 18, 2007. 


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