The ongoing problem with peripheral lymphadenopathies: which ones are malignant?

Karaman A., Karaman I., ÇAVUŞOĞLU Y. H., Erdogan D.

PEDIATRIC SURGERY INTERNATIONAL, vol.26, no.3, pp.247-250, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 26 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2010
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00383-009-2498-4
  • Journal Name: PEDIATRIC SURGERY INTERNATIONAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.247-250
  • Gazi University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Peripheral lymphadenopathy is frequently encountered in children, but it is difficult to determine the etiology. Our aim in this study was to evaluate the risk of malignancy in childhood peripheral lymphadenopathy, determine the factors accompanying a malignant etiology and find out which additional findings strongly indicate malignancy.