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	'''Hodgkin lymphoma''', abbreviated '''HL''', is a malignancy that afflicts people in the prime of their life. Fortunately, it usually has a good prognosis.		'''Hodgkin [[lymphoma]]''', abbreviated '''HL''', is a malignancy that afflicts people in the prime of their life. Fortunately, it usually has a good prognosis.

	Pathologists say "... it is both the easiest and hardest diagnosis to make." The reason for this is: the diagnosis depends on finding Reed-Sternberg cells; if they are obvious the diagnosis is easy... if you can't find 'em and an alternative diagnosis is not apparent -- you wonder whether you're missing them.		Pathologists say "... it is both the easiest and hardest diagnosis to make." The reason for this is: the diagnosis depends on finding Reed-Sternberg cells; if they are obvious the diagnosis is easy... if you can't find 'em and an alternative diagnosis is not apparent -- you wonder whether you're missing them.