[Individual prognosis in children with Hodgkin's disease]

Clinical data on 248 cases of pediatric Hodgkin's disease treated at the Institute within 1967-1981 were evaluated. The study was concerned with criteria for establishing individual prognosis. The prognostic value of 11 factors related to the peculiarities of tumor and host was assessed after the method of Neuman-Pearson. Such factors as stage and malignity of tumor, histological pattern, patient's age, the extent of lymph node involvement, size of conglomerates, status of mediastinal lymph nodes, intoxication, anemia and lymphopenia were found to influence long-term prognosis. Correct prognosis was made in 84,7% of the study group and in 84,0% of controls.