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ArticleJournal of clinical pathology1993

Childhood B cell lymphomas arising in the mediastinum.

T F Carr, L Lockwood, R F Stevens, P H Morris-Jones, I Lewis, P E DaCosta, A M Kelsey

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Article in Journal of clinical pathology, 1993. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

T F CarrPaediatric Oncology Clinic of the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital.
L Lockwood
R F Stevens
P H Morris-Jones
I Lewis
P E DaCosta
A M Kelsey
Royal Manchester Children's Hospital · GB

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Abstract

aimsTo report the clinical features and pathology of four childhood cases of primary mediastinal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of non-lymphoblastic pathology.

methodsBiopsy material was fixed in formol-saline and routinely processed and stained. Immunohistochemical staining was performed on paraffin wax embedded sections using the alkaline phosphatase anti-alkaline phosphatase method.

resultsThe four patients presented with a large mediastinal mass and symptoms consistent with superior vena cava syndrome secondary to lymphoma. None of the patients had any clinically important disease outside the mediastinum. The four tumours had a histological appearance similar to diffuse large cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma with sclerosis. Immunohistochemical staining showed that these tumours were of B cell origin. One patient died from infection during treatment and two patients died with progressive disease. The remaining patient remained well 43 months off all treatment.

conclusionsThese four cases further illustrate the heterogeneity of paediatric large cell lymphomas. Clinically, they seem to be equivalent to the B cell lymphoma of the mediastinum, sclerosing type, that is seen in young (predominantly female) adults. The clinical and biological features of this type of tumour in childhood are largely unknown. Using standard treatment protocols, this tumour seems to have a poor prognosis and its optimal treatment therefore requires further clarification.

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Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsChildChild, PreschoolCombined Modality TherapyCyclophosphamideCytarabineFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryLymphoma, B-CellMaleMediastinal NeoplasmsMethotrexateSclerosisSuperior Vena Cava SyndromeThoracotomyCyclophosphamideCytarabineMethotrexate

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PMID8331171
PMCPMC501284
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