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Distribution of childhood hematolymphoid malignancies
| Diagnosis | Total cases | Boys | Girls | Median age (years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALL | 76 | 57 | 19 | 8 |
| Hodgkin’s lymphoma | 27 | 22 | 5 | 8 |
| Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma* | 15 | 10 | 5 | 13 |
| Acute myeloid leukemia | 9 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
| Chronic myeloid leukemia | 9 | 7 | 2 | 15 |
| Burkitt’s lymphoma | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Total | 142 | 107 | 35 | 10.5 |
*Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma=Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma+lymphoblastic lymphoma. ALL=Acute lymphoblastic leukemia
