Review of tonsillar lymphoma in pediatric patients from the pediatric oncology group: What can be learned about some indications for microscopic examination?

Pediatric and Developmental Pathology

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 533-540

  Sayed, Kadria ^a   Van Savell Jr , H ^b   Hutchison, Robert E ^c   Kepner, James ^d   Link, Michael P ^e   Schwenn, Molly ^g   Mahmoud, Hazem ^f   Parham, David M ^a  

^a ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DRISCOLL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^e STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology ^*  (United States)

^g Maine Department of Health and Human Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Burkitt lymphoma; Large cell lymphoma; Microscopic examination; Pediatric Oncology Group; Tonsillar asymmetry; Tonsillar lymphoma

Indexed keywords

ADENOID; ADOLESCENT; BURKITT LYMPHOMA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; ORGAN WEIGHT; PEDIATRICS; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; TONSIL; TONSIL CANCER;

ADENOIDS; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TONSIL; TONSILLAR NEOPLASMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 27844506238     PISSN: 10935266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10024-005-0043-6     Document Type: Review

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