Childhood Ki-1 Lymphoma Complicated with Multiple Bone Destruction

Abstract

A 4-year-old girl was admitted because of fever, swelling of left chest wall and left axillary lymphadenopathy. Chest XP revealed left pleural effusion. Ga-scintigram showed multiple accumulation in skull, left ribs and iliac bone. A diagnosis of childhood Ki-1 lymphoma was made from the pathological findings of tumor in the skull. Immunopathological study revealed that the neoplastic cells were CD8 positive (suppressor phenotype).