Malignant lymphoma in childhood

Twenty-nine cases of malignant lymphoma in childhood excluding the leukaemic involvement, seen over a period from 1959 to 1971 have been reviewed. Males (82.8%) were more commonly affected than females (17.2%). One case of lymphosarcoma and four cases of reticulum cell sarcoma were extranodal in origin while ten, thirteen, and one case of lymphosarcoma, Hodgkin’s 3 disease and reticulum cell sarcoma respectively were of nodal origin. In the majority of cases, the age of onset was 2–4 years and 10–12 years in lymphosarcoma, 6–8 years in Hodgkin’s 3 disease and 10–14 years in reticulum cell sarcoma. The age of onset, clinical features and histological patterns have been discussed.