Question

Julian Elliot , a 24 years old medical student was admitted to the hospital after experiencing several months of fatigue, low grade fevers, chest pain and night sweats. A chest MRI scan reverealed large mediastinal masses. Needle biopsy confirmed a diagnosis of hodgkin lymhoma. There was no evidence of lymphadenopathy or hepatic involvement. Treatment included chemotherapy followed by radiotherapy to the chest. Mr Elliot prognosisis good. can someone give me a better understanding of this

Answer 1

In Hodgkin's lymphoma a particular group of lymph node involved.if lymphoma restricted to a single groupe of lymph node so prognosis is good

In this case only mediastinal group of lymph node are involved and no other involved like hepatic group, cervical group

PET SCAN are best for check any other group involed or not involved in body

Do ln biopsy and do hpe examination for type cell present in this case and according to type of cell we tell about prognoy

Radiotherapy and chemotherapy are indicate in this case