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Oncology
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Most often children | Burkitt's lymphoma, Lymphoblastic lymphoma |
| t(8;14) c-myc | Burkitt's lymphoma |
| Starry sky | Burkitt's lymphoma |
| Associated with EBV | Burkitt's lymphoma |
| Usually in older adults, but 20% occurs in children | Diffuse large cell lymphoma |
| Aggressive, but many are curable | Diffuse large cell lymphoma |
| Most common adult non-Hodgkin's lymphoma | Follicular lymphoma |
| Difficult to cure; indolent course | Follicular lymphoma |
| t(14;18) bcl-2 | Follicular lymphoma |
| Poor prognosis | Mantle cell lymphoma |
| CD5+ | Mantle cell lymphoma |
| t(11;14) | Mantle cell lymphoma |
| Aggressive T cell lymphoma | Lymphoblastic lymphoma |
| Commonly presents with ALL | Lymphoblastic lymphoma |
| Like CLL with focal mass; low grade | Small lymphocytic lymphoma |