Case Scenario: A 35-year-old woman presents with an enlargement of her neck. She has been experiencing intermittent fevers and no other symptoms of infection, drenching night sweats, itchy skin, and fatigue. She has no prior health problems. She also reports to have lost 20 pounds in the last month, that was not an intentional loss. The doctor fears Hodgkin lymphoma. There is no family history.
Case Scenario: A 75-year-old man in long term care. He has been bedbound for longer than six months. His history shows he has cardiac and circulatory problems, exacerbated by his lack of activity.
Answer- 1- TESTS PERFORMED IN HODGKIN LYMPHOMA
. (i) physical examination- physician check for swalloen lymph nodes ,including in neck, underarm and groin area .Also examine for swalloen liver and spleen.
(ii) Blood tests- blood test to examine any indication of possibility of cancer.
(iii) X- Rays , CT scan and positron emission tomography- to look for sign of hodgkin's lymphoma in other parts of the body.
(iv) Lymph node biopsy - in this lymph node remove for laboratory testing. If abnormal cells called Reed Sternberg cells are found that it diagnose classical Hodgkin's lymphoma.
(V) Bone marrow biopsy or aspiration-inserting a needle into the hip bone to remove a sample of bone marrow.The sample is examined to look for Hodgkin's lymphoma cells.
Case Scenario: A 35-year-old woman presents with an enlargement of her neck. She has been experiencing...
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