title: Malignant lymphomas and the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Evaluation of 30 cases using a working formulation.
abstract: Malignant lymphomas occurring in 29 homosexual men and one thalassemic woman with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-related complex are reported using a working formulation for non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHLs). The patients' ages ranged from 25 to 59 years, with an average age of 42 years. Ninety percent of the cases were extranodal; 67% were exclusively extranodal. One case of Hodgkin's disease was encountered. All NHLs were of the diffuse types in both the intermediate- and high-grade categories, with the largest single group (49%) being of the diffuse, large, follicular-center-cell types. The NHLs in this series were classifiable as B-cell neoplasms and were aggressive as evidenced by markedly reduced median survivals. The morphological diagnosis as defined in the working formulation, especially for the intermediate-grade lesions, offered little significant prognostic information.
mesh_terms: D000386:AIDS-Related Complex / Q000150:complications; D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000328:Adult; D002051:Burkitt Lymphoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008228:Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013789:Thalassemia / Q000150:complications; D014018:Tissue Distribution