Korean Pediatric/Adolescent Lymphoma: Incidence and Pathologic Characteristics.
- Author:
Seung Sook LEE
1
;
Jin Man KIM
;
Young Hyeh KO
;
Jooryung HUH
;
Chang Suk KANG
;
Chul Woo KIM
;
Yun Kyung KANG
;
Jai Hyang GO
;
Min Kyung KIM
;
Wan Seop KIM
;
Yoon Jung KIM
;
Hyun Jung KIM
;
Hee Kyung KIM
;
Jong Hee NAM
;
Hyung Bae MOON
;
Chan Kum PARK
;
Tae In PARK
;
Young Ha OH
;
Dong Wha LEE
;
Jong Sil LEE
;
Juhie LEE
;
Hyekyung LEE
;
Sung Chul LIM
;
Kyu Yun JANG
;
Hee Kyung CHANG
;
Yoon Kyung JEON
;
Hye Ra JUNG
;
Min Sun CHO
;
Hee Jeong CHA
;
Suk Jin CHOI
;
Jae Ho HAN
;
Sook Hee HONG
;
Insun KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords: Pediatric lymphoma; Incidence; Korea; Lymphoma
- MeSH: Academies and Institutes; Adult; Burkitt Lymphoma; Hodgkin Disease; Humans; Incidence; Korea; Lymphoma; Lymphoma, B-Cell; Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Anaplastic; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin; Retrospective Studies; World Health Organization
- From:Korean Journal of Pathology 2010;44(2):117-124
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: BACKGROUND: The Hematopathology Study Group of the Korean Society of Pathologists conducted a nation-wide retrospective analysis of Korean pediatric lymphoma, to provide pathologic data on pediatric/adolescent lymphoma subtypes and features. METHODS: All lymphoma cases of all age groups were collected during a recent 2 year-period (2005-2006) from 32 institutes in Korea. Among 3,686 lymphoma patients, 142 who were age 18 or less were classified according to the World Health Organization (WHO) classification. RESULTS: Among 142 pediatric/adolescent lymphoma patients, Hodgkin lymphoma accounted for 21 (14.8%) and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) for 121 (85.2%). Hodgkin lymphoma appears to be more common in the pediatric/adolescent age group than in the all-ages group (14.8% vs 4.4%). T- and natural killer cell-NHL was more common in the pediatric/adolescent age group than in the all ages group (46.3% vs 22%). The majority of Korean pediatric/adolescent NHL cases was composed of Burkitt lymphoma, T- or B-lymphoblastic lymphoma, anaplastic large-cell lymphoma, and diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. For lymphoma patients under the age of 6 years, most had B-lymphoblastic or Burkitt lymphoma, which commonly presented at extranodal sites. CONCLUSIONS: The distribution of lymphoma subtypes in the pediatric/adolescent age group is quite different from the distribution of adults, but it was quite similar to distribution in Western countries.
