title: Human immunodeficiency virus - associated lymphomas: a neglected domain.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) associated lymphoma is an important public health concern; however, the epidemiological data available from India is sparse.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The present study was carried out at a tertiary cancer care center in South India to analyze the scenario of HIV-associated lymphoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a retrospective observational study conducted at our center, on consecutive patients diagnosed with HIV-associated lymphoma, from January 2008 to December 2012.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 44 patients were diagnosed with HIV-associated lymphoma, of which 18 opted for treatment. There were 11 males and 7 females in the study population. Median interval from the diagnosis of HIV infection to diagnosis of lymphoma was 18 months. Median CD4 count at the time of lymphoma diagnosis was 218/mm(3). Five patients had Hodgkin's lymphoma, and the rest had non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Five out of 18 (28%) patients in the present study expired during treatment. Ten (55.5%) patients are alive and lymphoma free, with a median follow up of 18 months.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  More than half of our treated patients are lymphoma free with a median follow up of 18 months; hence treatment of patients with HIV-associated lymphoma should be encouraged.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, Kidwai Memorial Institute of Oncology, M.H. Mari Gowda Road, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Nagesh Tatero
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Sirsath
authors.forename: Lakshmaiah Kuntejowdahalli
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Channaviriappa
authors.forename: Lokesh Kadabur
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Nagendrappa
authors.forename: Lokanatha
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dasappa
authors.forename: Vishwanath
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sathyanarayanan
authors.forename: Govind Babu Kanaka
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Setty
keywords: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome; Adriamycin bleomycin vinblastine dacarbazine; CD4 count; Human immunodeficiency virus; Lymphoma; Rituximab cyclophosphamide doxorubicin vincristine and prednisolone
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