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40 year old female with pelvic pain, ends up getting pain out of proportion....
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MULTIPLE MYELOMA
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Average age at time of diagnosis for Hodgkin Lymphoma
**She literally said she doesn't care about ages, but then 2 seconds later said to underline this... |
32 years
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What is the malignant neoplastic component of Hodgkin Lymphoma needed for diagnosis?
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Reed-Sternberg Cell
note: must be present in an appropriate background of non-neoplastic inflammatory cells (eosinophils, lymphocytes, plasma cells) for the diagnosis. |
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What is the most common form of Hodgkin Lymphoma ? what kind of cells characterize this?
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Nodular sclerosis
characterized by lacunar cells and collagen bands |
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Nodular Sclerosis
Mixed Cellularity Lymphocyte Rich Lymphocyte Depletion are all types of what? |
CLASSICAL forms of Hodgkin Lymphoma
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RS cells CD15+, CD30+; and either + or - EBV are seen in what type of Hodgkin Lymphoma? (typically)
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CLASSICAL forms of Hodgkin Lymphoma
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Lymphocyte Predominance, which is the classical form of Hodgkin Lymphoma has what distinct features? (consider CD)
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RS cells are CD20+, CD15-, CD30- ; EBV-
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spread of Hodgkins Lymphoma is predictable, please list its spread starting with nodes....
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Nodal disease → Splenic disease → Hepatic disease → Marrow involvement and extranodal disease
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What is the most important prognostic variable for the prognosis of Hodgkins Lymphoma?
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Tumor STAGE rather than histologic type is the most important prognostic variable
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Hogkin Lymphoma pts have a really good cure rate...but does that mean they are forever in the clear?
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As this question leads you to the answer, it is clearly no
They get second malignancies |
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Hodgkin Lymphoma vs. Non Hodgkin:
Localized to singular group of nodes |
Hodgkin
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Hodgkin Lymphoma vs. Non Hodgkin:
Mesenteric nodes and Woltars (??) ring are rarely involved |
Hodgkin
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Hodgkin Lymphoma vs. Non Hodgkin:
more frequently involve multiple peripheral nodes |
Non-Hodgkins
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Hodgkin Lymphoma vs. Non Hodgkin:
non-contiguous spread |
Non-Hodgkins
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Hodgkin Lymphoma vs. Non Hodgkin:
extra-nodal involvement |
Non-Hodgkins
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