Hodgkin lymphoma
Lymphatic system malignancy
Hodgkin lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic system, characterized by the presence of distinctive Reed-Sternberg cells.
It typically begins in lymph nodes and can spread to other organs.
Unlike many cancers, Hodgkin lymphoma has high cure rates with modern treatment: She was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma at 25 and has been in remission for a decade.
Also called Hodgkin's disease.
Tissue sample for diagnosis
- stagingPreparing for presentation
- PET scanRadiotracer-based internal imaging
- CT scanTomographic diagnostic imaging
- bone marrowBlood cell birthplace
Ann Arbor · prognosis · pathology · night sweats · fever · weight loss · fatigue · itching
Temporary disease absence
- relapseReturn to former illness
- survivalRemaining alive against odds
- cureTreatment that heals
- refractoryResistant to heat/control
recurrence · follow-up · surveillance · fertility · survivorship · progression · five-year survival · favorable
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- stem cell transplantInfusion of blood-forming precursors
- radiotherapyMedical radiation for cancer
prednisone · targeted therapy · clinical trial · consolidation · autologous
Adaptive immunity cells
- B-cellsAntibody-secreting immune cells
- lymphoidResembling immune tissue
- histologyStudy of tissue structure
- biopsyTissue sample for diagnosis
nodular · sclerosis · classical · granuloma · fibrosis · collagen · morphology · cytology
Uncontrolled cell proliferation disease
- hematologyScience of blood disorders
- neoplasmAbnormal tissue mass
- malignancyCancerous, invasive growth
- tumorAbnormal tissue mass
oncologist · hematologist · cancer center · multidisciplinary · clinical trial · research · pediatric · young adult
biopsy
Tissue sample for diagnosis
- stagingPreparing for presentation
- PET scanRadiotracer-based internal imaging
- CT scanTomographic diagnostic imaging
bone marrow · Ann Arbor · prognosis · pathology · night sweats · fever · weight loss · fatigue · itching · bloodwork
remission
Temporary disease absence
refractory · recurrence · follow-up · surveillance · fertility · survivorship · progression · five-year survival · favorable · unfavorable
chemotherapy
Anti-cancer drug treatment
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- stem cell transplantInfusion of blood-forming precursors
radiotherapy · prednisone · targeted therapy · clinical trial · consolidation · autologous
lymphocytes
Adaptive immunity cells
- B-cellsAntibody-secreting immune cells
- lymphoidResembling immune tissue
- histologyStudy of tissue structure
biopsy · nodular · sclerosis · classical · granuloma · fibrosis · collagen · morphology · cytology · mediastinal
cancer
Uncontrolled cell proliferation disease
- hematologyScience of blood disorders
- neoplasmAbnormal tissue mass
- malignancyCancerous, invasive growth
tumor · oncologist · hematologist · cancer center · multidisciplinary · clinical trial · research · pediatric · young adult
- oncologycancer, tumor, carcinoma, metastasis, malignancy
- hematologyblood smear, bone marrow, bone marrow biopsy, leukemia, anemia
- blood disordersanemia, sickle cell anemia, sickle cell disease, thalassemia, leukemia
- lymphatic diseaseslymphedema, lymphadenitis, elephantiasis, swollen glands
- LymphomasNHL, follicular
- growthsgrowth, growths, tumor, tumors, tumour
Hodgkin lymphomanon-Hodgkin lymphoma
Lymph tissue malignancy, not Reed-Sternberg