title: Treatment of lymphoma.
abstract: Lymphomatous diseases (non-Hodgkin's) of children differ markedly from those of adults in histology, natural history, and response to therapy. Information obtained from treating adults with lymphoma cannot be applied to children with equal success; the progress in treating children has been slow. The following types of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma have been distinguished in children seen at the M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute in the past 7 years: 1) diffuse undifferentiated lymphoma (Burkitt's lymphoma); 2) diffuse undifferentiated lymphoma (non-Burkitt's lymphoma lacking leukemic propensity); 3) diffuse poorly differentiated lymphocytic lymphoma (non-Burkitt's lymphoma with leukemic propensity (convoluted cell type); and 4) diffuse histiocytic lymphoma (histiocytic lymphoma). The interrelationships of age, sex, histology, and primary site are presented. The occurrence of mediastinal masses in non-Burkitt's tumor (convoluted cell type) is particularly striking. Therapeutic regimens designed for specific types of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma have improved the outcome of treatment in Burkitt's lymphoma, non-Burkitt's lymphoma (convoluted cell type), and histiocytic lymphoma (Stages I and II) as compared with treatment regimens used prior to 1967.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012737:Sex Factors; D014750:Vincristine / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D014750:Vincristine; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D008727:Methotrexate