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incidence of the lymphomas
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bimodal (young and aged)
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the malignant cell in Hodgkin's lymphoma
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Reed-Sternberg cell
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most common type of Hodgkin's lymphoma
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nodular sclerosis
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subtype of Hodgkins w/ the worst prognosis
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lymphocyte depleted
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two patterns of spread for Hodgkins
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contiguity model
susceptibility model (systemic) |
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B symptoms of Hodgkins, associated w/ 20-30% reduction in survival
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weight loss
drenching night sweats unexplained fever w/ temp |
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**what NOT to do when examining a lymph node for suspected HL or NHL
how should you do it? |
FNA
excisional biopsy |
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staging procedure for HL
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routine hematologic studies
biopsy CT of trunk bone marrow aspirate/biopsy optionl PET scan |
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therapies that HL is very responsive to
what stages should they be used in? |
Stage III-IV: chemotherapy (MOPP (sterility issues), ABVD)
Stage I-II: radiation (mantle, inverted Y, or both) |
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pt presents w/ post-organ transplant, altered mentation, something big going on in the middle of the brain, dx?
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primary CNS lymphoma from chronic immunosupressives
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clinical presentation of 3 general categories of NHL
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indolent: often asymptomatic
aggresive: hx of waxing and waning f adenopathy for several weeks or months highly aggressive: rapid development of adenopathy and symptoms |
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large cell lymphoma arising from chronic lymphocytic leukemia
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Richter's syndrome
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chemotherapy regimen that is considered the standard of care for treatment of more aggressive lymphomas
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CHOP (cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine, prednisone)
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