Turkish Journal of Cancer |
2007, Volume 37, Number 3, Page(s) 098-108 |
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Clinical characteristics and therapy outcome of pediatric Hodgkin’s lymphoma - a single centre experience from the west part of Turkey |
KAMER MUTAFOĞLU UYSAL1, RIZA ÇETİNGÖZ2, DİLEK GÜNEŞ1, AYŞE DEMİRAL2, ERDENER ÖZER3, HANDAN ÇAKMAKÇI4, EMRE ÇEÇEN1, FAİK SARIALİOĞLU1, NUR OLGUN1 |
1Dokuz Eylül University Institute of Oncology, Department of Pediatric Oncology, İzmir-Turkey 2Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, Departments of Radiation Oncology, İzmir-Turkey 3Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, Departments of Pathology, İzmir-Turkey 4Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, Departments of Radiodiagnostics, İzmir-Turkey |
The aim of this study was to evaluate the epidemiologic
and clinicopathological characteristics and treatment outcome
of pediatric Hodgkin’s lymphoma (HL) cases treated
in our institution. The patient records were reviewed retrospectively.
Thirty-eight patients were eligible out of 51.
The median age was 10 years and M:F ratio was 1.7:1.
The major histological subtype was nodular sclerosis. The
treatment regimen was COPP and/or ABVD + involved-
field radiotherapy (IFRT) in 24, and GPOH-HD 90 + IFRT
in 13 patients. Median follow-up was 105 months. At 5 and
10 years event-free survival rates were 77% and 73%;
overall survival rates were 96% and 92%, respectively.
Survival rates were comparable with the other studies from
Turkey. No prognostic factor could be determined owing to
the limited patient number. The epidemiologic and clinical
features of pediatric HL may show considerable differences
even between the regions of a country. We need
large scale national trials to determine our own risk factors
and design risk-based therapy regimens accordingly [Turk
J Cancer 2007;37(3):98-108]
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