title: [Primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma].
abstract: Primary mediastinal B-cell lymphoma (PMBL) is a clinicopathological entity among the world health organization classification of lymphoid neoplasms. PMBL often concerns young adults, and the disease remains a localized disease in the majority of cases. The outcome of patients with PMBL is variable and unlike diffuse large cell lymphomas, the international prognostic index seems to be less applicable to such disease. The combination of rituximab and chemotherapy is the gold standard treatment of patients with good prognosis features and allows high cure rates. However, high-dose chemotherapy supported by peripheral blood stem cell support is often warranted in poor-prognosis patients. The use of positrons emission tomography examination is more and more used in such situations to select the best therapeutic strategy.
authors.affiliation: Unité des Maladies Lymphoïdes, Département d'Onco-Hématologie, Institut Paoli-Calmettes, 232 Boulevard Sainte-Marguerite, 13009 Marseille, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Coso
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rey
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bouabdallah
mesh_terms: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000008:administration & dosage; D058846:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011379:Prognosis; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D000069283:Rituximab; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D058846:Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D000069283:Rituximab