We consider the class of polynomial differential systems of the form
$\dot{x} =\,\lambda x\,-\,y\,+\,{{P}_{n}}\left( x,\,y \right)$ ,
$\dot{y} =\,x\,+\,\lambda y\,+\,{{Q}_{n}}\left( x,\,y \right)$ where
${{P}_{n}}$ and
${{Q}_{n}}$ are homogeneous polynomials of degree
$n$ . For this class of differential systems we summarize the known results for the existence of limit cycles, and we provide new results for their nonexistence and existence.