[Cervical lymphoma from the pediatric viewpoint].

On the background of the immunological maturation of the child, the enlargement of the lymphatic organs are discussed according to their occurrence . Space occupying lesions of the anterior and posterior neck triangles are differentiated facing the favoured occurrence of malignous diseases in the posterior neck triangle. Malignous diseases are found in 15 percent of patient with lymph node swelling. The following tumors of the neck are found in children: Thyreoglossus cysts 26,2%, branchiogenic cysts 23,2%, lymphangioma 10,2%, nonspecific lymphadenopathy 9,8%, tuberculous lymphadenitis including cases caused by mycobacterium avium strains 6,7%, neural tumours 4,1%, thyroid tumours 4,1%, lymphoma and Hodgkins disease 7%, other nonmalignous tumours 6,7%, tumours of the parotid gland 1,5%. Important diseases in differential diagnosis of generalized lymphadenopathy are discussed, as well as prognosis and therapeutical implications.