Hepatosplenic gammadelta T-cell lymphoma in a 10-year-old boy successfully treated with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Am J Hematol. 2004 Feb;75(2):113-4. doi: 10.1002/ajh.10466.

Abstract

The authors report a 10-year-old boy with hepatosplenic gammadelta T-cell lymphoma, a rare form of lymphoma that is highly aggressive, exceedingly rare in children, and primarily seen in young men. Conventional multi-agent chemotherapy appears to be inadequate for cure. This is the first report with this type of lymphoma in a boy less than 15 years old treated with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / immunology*
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell / immunology*
  • Lymphoma, T-Cell / therapy
  • Male
  • Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta / analysis*
  • Splenic Neoplasms / immunology*
  • Stem Cell Transplantation*
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, gamma-delta