恶性淋巴瘤是一组原发于淋巴结或淋巴组织的肿瘤。它是我国常见肿瘤之一,占恶性肿瘤的第八位,在14岁以下年龄组中淋巴瘤则仅次于白血病,占第二位。近十年来,对恶性淋巴瘤特别是何杰金氏病的研究取得了飞速进展,现对本病的发病、病理、临床表现和诊疗方面的概况作一梗略介绍,以供参考。一、病因与发病机理:恶性淋巴瘤的病因尚不清楚,根据实验和临床观察曾提出几种假说。 (一)感染因素:过去一度认为何杰金氏病的发生与结核杆菌、布鲁氏菌和各种霉菌感染有关,虽目前已被否认,但病 Malignant lymphoma is a group of tumors that originate in lymph nodes or lymphoid tissues. It is one of the most common tumors in our country and occupies the eighth place of malignant tumors. Lymphoma is second only to leukemia in the age group below 14 years old, accounting for the second place. Over the past decade, the study of malignant lymphoma, especially Hodgkin’s disease has made rapid progress, now the disease’s pathogenesis, pathology, clinical manifestations and diagnosis and treatment of a sketch for a brief introduction for reference. First, the etiology and pathogenesis: the etiology of malignant lymphoma is not clear, according to experimental and clinical observations have made several hypotheses. (A) infection: In the past that Hodgkin’s disease occurs with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, brucella and various fungal infections, although it has been denied, but the disease