Interní Med. 2013; 15(3-4): 105-109

Modern diagnosis and treatment of malignant lymphomas

MUDr.Robert Pytlík¹, MUDr.Adéla Berková^1,2,3, MUDr.Václav Ptáčník⁴

¹ 1. interní klinika &ndash, hematologie, 1. lékařská fakulta UK a Všeobecná fakultní nemocnice, Praha

² Centrum nádorové cytogenetiky, Ústav lékařské biochemie a laboratorní diagnostiky, 1. lékařská fakulta UK

Non-Hodgkin´s lymphomas (NHL) are malignant diseases with rising incidence. On the other hand, most of them belong among the

best treatable cancers. Diagnostics and staging have currently improved especially due to immunohistochemistry, molecular biology

studies and positron emission tomography, however, for timely diagnosis, high index of suspicion and correctly performed sample

collection is essential. In most non-Hodgkin´s lymphomas, immunochemotherapy plays crucial role and has improved prognosis in

almost all types of B-lymphomas. Most of T-cell lymphomas have still dismal prognosis, however, these diseases are rather rare in

Czech population.

Keywords: lymphoma, positron emission tomography, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy

Published: March 20, 2013  Show citation