Follicular Lymphoma
Clinical
- Mean age 54 years
- Rare under 20 years
- Grade 1 is indolent disease but therapy rarely cures
- 7 year median survival
- Presence of diffuse areas may indicate worse prognosis
- Literature is variable, but prognosis appears worse for:
- Grade 1 and 2 if diffuse areas >25%
- Grade 3 if any diffuse areas
- Literature is variable, but prognosis appears worse for:
- Large cell transformation has poor prognosis
- 10 month median survival