Primary Splenic Nodular Lymphocyte Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma (NLPHL): First Reported Case in a Young Child

Abstract

Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma (NLPHL) is a rare subtype of B-cell lymphoma. NLPHL is usually indolent, involves lymph nodes and shows a favorable prognosis with high overall survival. In a minority of cases, patients may present and/or progress to advanced disease with involvement of the spleen, liver, and/or bone marrow. While splenic involvement by NLPHL is usually presumed evidence of advanced disease with poor prognosis, here we report to our knowledge, the first case of primary splenic NLPHL occurring in a child who showed no overt nodal disease and is currently free of disease 3 years post-splenectomy without additional treatment.