In this review, we critically analyze the data that led to the widespread use of maintenance rituximab in follicular lymphoma and attempt to answer the most important questions facing practicing oncologists when deciding on using this approach in their patients....
"The first 'branch point' is the difference between Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL)," Sharman said. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is one of the most common cancers in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society. It’s estimated that around 80,000 people in the US wi...
(seeIsrael: The Wye River Memorandum) after having spent most of that year in the United States undergoing medical treatment for non-Hodgkinlymphoma. Hussein’s funeral was attended by numerous heads of state and important political figures, an indication of his international reputation. He was ...
In some instances a neoplasm is named for the physician who first described it. For example, the malignantlymphomacalledHodgkin diseasewas described in 1832 by English physicianThomas Hodgkin.Burkitt lymphomais named after British surgeonDenis Parsons Burkitt;Ewing sarcoma of bonewas described by James...
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We report the case of a 22-year-old gentleman with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma who presented with a 3-week history of non-specific symptoms and an ejection systolic murmur. Urgent transthoracic echocardiography demonstrated a large anterior mediastinal mass compressing the...
In 1995 he was diagnosed with T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a rare form of cancer. After this the number of Mr. T’s appearances onscreen decreased until the cancer went into remission in 2001. Since then Mr. T has appeared on such television programs as the home improvement show I Pity...
This paper presents the conceptual design of a circulating fluidized bed coal combustor to be used as a steam generator for a power plant. The design variables are selected to optimize the combustor's performance, size and cost. Some advantages of the combustor include good ...
There is speculation that etiologic heterogeneity exists among tumors classified as non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), although it is not known whether diet-related associations vary between tumor subgroups. We analyzed data on 1,642 NHL cases and 5,039 controls aged 20 to 74 years from...
Gastrointestinal lymphoma produces a spectrum of pathologic and radiologic appearances. Management of the condition may be accomplished with surgical resection, tumor debulking, or palliation. The advantages of postoperative radiation therapy and chemotherapy are not clear. Primary gastrointestinal lymphoma is...