From: Childhood Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment (PDQ®)
PDQ Cancer Information Summaries [Internet].
Bethesda (MD): National Cancer Institute (US); 2002-.
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Table 1. Incidence and Age Distribution of Specific Types of NHLa
| Incidence of NHL per Million Person-Years | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | |||||||
| Age (y) | <5 | 5–9 | 10–14 | 15–19 | <5 | 5–9 | 10–14 | 15–19 |
| Burkitt | 3.2 | 6 | 6.1 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| Lymphoblastic | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 |
| DLBCL | 0.5 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 6.1 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 4.9 |
| Other (mostly ALCL) | 2.3 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 7.8b | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 3.4b |
ALCL = anaplastic large cell lymphoma; DLBCL = diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; NHL = non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
aAdapted from Percy et al.[2]
bIndolent and aggressive histologies (more commonly seen in adult patients) are mostly found in older adolescents.