Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in children.

The childhood non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHL) are histologically, immunologically, and clinically a heterogeneous group of diseases. Recent advances in our understanding of NHL have demonstrated the similarities between childhood NHL and childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). Treatment strategies utilizing systemic chemotherapy and modeled after successful treatment programs for ALL have resulted in a dramatic improvement in prognosis for children with NHL, and the majority of affected children are now curable.