title: Cardiac anaplastic large cell lymphoma in an 8-year old boy.
abstract: We report on an 8 year old boy with primary cardiac anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), in whom the diagnosis was challenging and who was treated with modified chemotherapy without radiation therapy according to the ALCL 99 study protocol [1]. Two years and 4 months after completion of therapy the boy is in complete remission with normal cardiac function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Germany.
authors.forename: Melchior
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lauten
authors.affiliation: Department of General Paediatrics, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Germany.
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vieth
authors.affiliation: Department of Congenital Heart Disease and Paediatric Cardiology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Germany.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hart
authors.affiliation: Justus Liebig University, Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Gießen, Germany.
authors.forename: Wilhelm
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wössmann
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Germany.
authors.forename: Birte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tröger
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Germany.
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Härtel
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Germany.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bethge
authors.affiliation: Department of General Paediatrics, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Germany.
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schrauder
authors.affiliation: Department of General Paediatrics, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Germany.
authors.forename: Gunnar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cario
keywords: ALCL; ALCL99; Cardiac tumour; Childhood; Heart; Lymphoma