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SUBMITTER: Sandlund JT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6142492 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Sandlund John T JT Martin Mike G MG
Hematology. American Society of Hematology. Education Program 20161201 1
The non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHLs) occurring in children and adolescents and young adults (AYA) are characterized by various age-related differences in tumor biology and survival. Children generally present with high-grade lymphomas, such as Burkitt lymphoma, diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, lymphoblastic lymphoma, and anaplastic large cell lymphoma, whereas low-grade histologic subtypes, such as follicular lymphoma, occur more frequently with increasing age. Treatment outcome for children with NHL ...[more]