title: Spontaneous regression of primary progressive Hodgkin's lymphoma in a pediatric patient: a case report and review of literature.
abstract: Spontaneous regression of malignancies is a very rare phenomenon. Our research of existing literature yielded only 16 cases of Hodgkin's lymphoma which regressed spontaneously. The outcome of primary progressive Hodgkin's lymphoma is poor even with salvage chemotherapy and autologous bone marrow transplantation. Here we present a case of primary progressive Hodgkin's lymphoma, which regressed spontaneously after failure of salvage chemotherapy. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of primary progressive Hodgkin's lymphoma undergoing spontaneous regression.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Medical Oncology, Cancer Institute, Adyar, Chennai, India. Electronic address: udupa.k@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Karthik
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Udupa
authors.forename: Arun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Philip
authors.forename: Rejiv
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rajendranath
authors.forename: Tenali
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sagar
authors.forename: Urmila
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Majhi
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D012074:Remission Induction