[Report of 18 cases lymphoblastic lymphoma].
OBJECTIVE
To identify the clinical, pathological, and immunological characteristics of lymphoblastic lymphoma (LBL).


METHODS
The relation of clinical features, cellular morphology and immuno-phenotypes to the treatment outcome and prognosis was analyzed in 18 LBL patients.


RESULTS
The patients were 15 males and 3 females with a median age of 27 years. Fourteen cases showed bone marrow infiltration, 10 lymphoma leukemia and 9 mediastinal tumor. Fifteen cases were of convoluted cell type expressed T cell marker, three patients were of B-cell type and all achieved complete remission. The 5 year survival rate of the 18 cases was 11.2% with a median survival duration of 10.1 months.


CONCLUSIONS
LBL was found predominantly in male with a younger onset age, and was characterized by involvement of bone marrow and mediastina. The majority of LBL patients were of convoluted cell type expressed T cell marker. The patients showed poor response to therapy, while B-cell type showed a better prognosis than T-cell type.
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Department of Hematology, Third Clinical College, Norman Bethune University of Medical Sciences, Changchun 130031.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D054198:Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology*; D011379:Prognosis