Treatment Results of 102 Patients with Hodgkin Lymphoma under 5 Years of Age

Objective: To evaluate the clinical characteristics, treatment regimens, and outcome of the patients with Hodgkin lymphoma under five years old. Patients and methods: 102 patients diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma between 1972 and 2013 were retrospectively evaluated. All patients were treated with chemotherapy with or without radiotherapy. Chemotherapeutic regimens included COPP derivatives (cyclophosphamide or mustargen + vincristine + prednisolone + procarbazine), ABVD (Adriamycin + Bleomycin + Dacarbazine + Vinblastine), and alternated ABVD/COPP). Staging was done according to Ann Arbor classification system an…