LYMPHOMA
Lymphoma is malignancy originating the lymph nodes. There are two types:
Classic Clinical Presentation
- Lymphadenopathy
- Constitutional symptoms
- Fever
- Night sweats
- Weight loss
Differential Diagnosis of Lymphadenopathy
- Lymphoma
- Leukaemia
- Metastasis
- Infection
- Connective tissue disease – rheumatoid arthritis, SLE
- Infiltration – sarcoidosis
- Drugs – phenytoin
Hodgkin’s lymphoma
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Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
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Bimodal Distribution
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Risk Factors
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EBV
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EBV may be associated with HIV
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Lymph Nodes
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Contiguous and localized
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Noncontiguous and peripheral
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Histology
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Reed-Sternberg cells
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Majority involve B cells
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Treatment
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ABVD
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R-CHOP
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Lê Văn Công
Reference: Armando Hasudungan