Malignant lymphoproliferative diseases in HIV-seropositive patients. A study of 40 cases at a single institution in Spain.
Acta Oncol
; 34(1): 75-82, 1995.
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We identified 40 patients with malignant lymphoproliferative diseases (MLD) and HIV infection (seropositive) at a single Spanish university hospital. Thirty-two patients had non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL), 6 primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCL) and 8 patients Hodgkin's disease (HD). Median age at presentation was 32 years. Four histopathological groups had distinct presenting clinical features: in 93% of the Burkitt-type lymphomas, the lymphoma itself was the AIDS defining criterion, while high and intermediate grade NHL other than Burkitt-like tended to have a more advanced HIV infection, demonstrated by antecedent AIDS criteria in 58% of these patients and a median CD4 positive cell count of 291 mm3; HD occurred in some patients without previous opportunistic infections (7/8 patients) but with median CD4 cells of 105 mm3; PCL occurred in a terminal stage of HIV infection, in patients with a low performance status, and frequent antecedent AIDS criteria. Objective response to chemotherapy could be seen in 62% of NHL patients and 100% of HD. Survival was adversely related to an antecedent diagnosis of AIDS, low performance status, and a primary localization in the central nervous system. Overall median survival was 5 months, but patients without the mentioned three adverse prognostic factors had a median survival of 10 months.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Seropositividad para VIH
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Trastornos Linfoproliferativos
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta Oncol
Asunto de la revista:
NEOPLASIAS
Año:
1995
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
España
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido