Rebound Thymic Hyperplasia after Chemotherapy in Children with Lymphoma
Development of mediastinal masses after completion of chemotherapy in pediatric patients with malignant lymphoma is worrisome and challenging to clinicians. Methods: We performed a retrospective review of 67 patients with lymphoma treated at our hospital from January 1, 2001 to June 1, 2013. Patient...
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| author | Chih-Ho Chen Chih-Chen Hsiao Yu-Chieh Chen Sheung-Fat Ko Shu-Hua Huang Shun-Chen Huang Kai-Sheng Hsieh Jiunn-Ming Sheen |
| author_facet | Chih-Ho Chen Chih-Chen Hsiao Yu-Chieh Chen Sheung-Fat Ko Shu-Hua Huang Shun-Chen Huang Kai-Sheng Hsieh Jiunn-Ming Sheen |
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| description | Development of mediastinal masses after completion of chemotherapy in pediatric patients with malignant lymphoma is worrisome and challenging to clinicians.
Methods: We performed a retrospective review of 67 patients with lymphoma treated at our hospital from January 1, 2001 to June 1, 2013. Patients who received at least two chest computed tomography (CT) examinations after complete remission (CR) was achieved were further analyzed. Gallium-67 scans and positron emission tomography (PET) were recorded and compared between these patients.
Results: Sixty-two of 67 patients reached CR, of whom 31 (22 male, 9 female) were patients that received at least two chest CT examinations after CR. Rebound thymic hyperplasia (RTH) was diagnosed in 21/31 patients (67.7%), including 14/23 (60.9%) and seven out of eight (87.5%) with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and Hodgkin's lymphoma, respectively. Ages ranged from 3 years to 18 years (median 10 years). Increased radioactivity uptake of the anterior mediastinum in gallium scans was found in nine out of 20 patients (45%) with thymic rebound. PET was performed in six out of 21 patients. Increased fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-avid uptake in the anterior mediastinum was observed in four of six patients (66.7%) by PET. One patient received thymectomy. No patients with RTH had lymphoma relapse within the median follow-up period (5 years). Relapse was statistically significantly different (p = 0.001) between patients with and without RTH.
Conclusion: RTH developed in 67.7% of pediatric patients with lymphoma in CR after chemotherapy. The association of RTH development and lowered relapse rates has yet to be determined. Awareness of this phenomenon is important in the prevention of unnecessary surgical intervention or chemotherapy. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0cc6c436f0f043d2949e36bc846016a22025-08-20T03:49:12ZengElsevierPediatrics and Neonatology1875-95722017-04-0158215115710.1016/j.pedneo.2016.02.007Rebound Thymic Hyperplasia after Chemotherapy in Children with LymphomaChih-Ho Chen0Chih-Chen Hsiao1Yu-Chieh Chen2Sheung-Fat Ko3Shu-Hua Huang4Shun-Chen Huang5Kai-Sheng Hsieh6Jiunn-Ming Sheen7Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital—Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital—Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital—Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital—Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital—Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital—Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital—Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDepartment of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital—Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, TaiwanDevelopment of mediastinal masses after completion of chemotherapy in pediatric patients with malignant lymphoma is worrisome and challenging to clinicians. Methods: We performed a retrospective review of 67 patients with lymphoma treated at our hospital from January 1, 2001 to June 1, 2013. Patients who received at least two chest computed tomography (CT) examinations after complete remission (CR) was achieved were further analyzed. Gallium-67 scans and positron emission tomography (PET) were recorded and compared between these patients. Results: Sixty-two of 67 patients reached CR, of whom 31 (22 male, 9 female) were patients that received at least two chest CT examinations after CR. Rebound thymic hyperplasia (RTH) was diagnosed in 21/31 patients (67.7%), including 14/23 (60.9%) and seven out of eight (87.5%) with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and Hodgkin's lymphoma, respectively. Ages ranged from 3 years to 18 years (median 10 years). Increased radioactivity uptake of the anterior mediastinum in gallium scans was found in nine out of 20 patients (45%) with thymic rebound. PET was performed in six out of 21 patients. Increased fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-avid uptake in the anterior mediastinum was observed in four of six patients (66.7%) by PET. One patient received thymectomy. No patients with RTH had lymphoma relapse within the median follow-up period (5 years). Relapse was statistically significantly different (p = 0.001) between patients with and without RTH. Conclusion: RTH developed in 67.7% of pediatric patients with lymphoma in CR after chemotherapy. The association of RTH development and lowered relapse rates has yet to be determined. Awareness of this phenomenon is important in the prevention of unnecessary surgical intervention or chemotherapy.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957216300651lymphomaprognosisrebound thymic hyperplasiarecurrence |
| spellingShingle | Chih-Ho Chen Chih-Chen Hsiao Yu-Chieh Chen Sheung-Fat Ko Shu-Hua Huang Shun-Chen Huang Kai-Sheng Hsieh Jiunn-Ming Sheen Rebound Thymic Hyperplasia after Chemotherapy in Children with Lymphoma Pediatrics and Neonatology lymphoma prognosis rebound thymic hyperplasia recurrence |
| title | Rebound Thymic Hyperplasia after Chemotherapy in Children with Lymphoma |
| title_full | Rebound Thymic Hyperplasia after Chemotherapy in Children with Lymphoma |
| title_fullStr | Rebound Thymic Hyperplasia after Chemotherapy in Children with Lymphoma |
| title_full_unstemmed | Rebound Thymic Hyperplasia after Chemotherapy in Children with Lymphoma |
| title_short | Rebound Thymic Hyperplasia after Chemotherapy in Children with Lymphoma |
| title_sort | rebound thymic hyperplasia after chemotherapy in children with lymphoma |
| topic | lymphoma prognosis rebound thymic hyperplasia recurrence |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1875957216300651 |
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