Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma in the African Child Presenting with Cervical Lymphadenopathy: A Report of Two Cases from the Pediatric Oncology Unit of Gabriel Toure Hospital
Traoré Fousseyni *
Department of Pediatrics, Gabriel Toure Hospital, Bamako, Mali
Togo Boubacar
Department of Pediatrics, Gabriel Toure Hospital, Bamako, Mali
Diakité Abdoul Aziz
Department of Pediatrics, Gabriel Toure Hospital, Bamako, Mali
Maiga Belco
Department of Pediatrics, Gabriel Toure Hospital, Bamako, Mali
Diall Hawa
Department of Pediatrics, Gabriel Toure Hospital, Bamako, Mali
Issa Amadou
Pediatric Surgery Service, Gabriel Toure Hospital, Bamako, Mali
Diabaté Konimba
Radiation Therapy Service, National Hospital of Mali, Bamako, Mali
Sacko Karamoko
Department of Pediatrics, Gabriel Toure Hospital, Bamako, Mali
Dicko- Traoré Fatoumata
Department of Pediatrics, Gabriel Toure Hospital, Bamako, Mali
Sylla Mariam
Department of Pediatrics, Gabriel Toure Hospital, Bamako, Mali
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma is a rare malignancy during childhood. Equally rare are publications of the disease in African children. We reported two cases which successfully treated by chemotherapy in the pediatric oncology unit at Gabriel Touré Hospital in Bamako, Mali. The clinical course and therapeutic outcomes of the disease in these two children were presented similarly to cases described in the medical literature from other areas of the world. However, further study with a larger number of cases is needed to be confirmed in these results.
Keywords: Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, children, Mali