The experience of 52 children with Hodgkin's disease was reviewed. Compared with Hodgkin's disease in adults there was an increased incidence among boys. Mixed cellularity (MC) was the most common histologic type (60.5% in boys, and 64.4% in girls) as was also observed in adults (61.1% in men and 63.0% in women). The methods of therapy consisted of three main groups: extended-field radiotherapy (EFRT) + MOPP; involved-field radiotherapy (IVRT) + MOPP, 44.4% for IVRT + Monochemotherapy, and 80% for EFRT alone. The progressive improvement in results was associated with the change from IVRT to EFRT and the introduction of multiagent chemotherapy.
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