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| Clinicalhx = young adults, older | | Clinicalhx = young adults, older adults (bimodal distribution) | ||
| Signs = lymphadenopathy - usu. neck, +/-[[B symptoms]] (fever, night sweats, weight loss) | | Signs = lymphadenopathy - usu. neck, +/-[[B symptoms]] (fever, night sweats, weight loss) | ||
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'''Hodgkin [[lymphoma]]''', abbreviated '''HL''', is a [[malignancy]] that often afflicts people in the prime of their life. Fortunately, it usually has a good prognosis. | '''Hodgkin [[lymphoma]]''', abbreviated '''HL''', is a [[malignancy]] that often 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 (or Popcorn 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. | ||
==General== | ==General== | ||