## Abstract The histories are given of 5 patients treated for Hodgkin's disease in 1955 by thymectomy in addition to the standard procedures of radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and surgery. One died of myeloid leukaemia 6 1/2 years later, 1 died of Hodgkin's disease nearly 13 years later, and 3 are aliv
A contribution to the study of hodgkin's disease
โ Scribed by David H. Patey
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1963
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 485 KB
- Volume
- 50
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) of the central nervous system (CNS) is a rarely reported complication of Hodgkin's disease (HD). Two patients with NHL of the brain after HD were studied by histologic and immunohistochemical methods. Both patients were in the second decade, had been treated with radiati
Diagnostic laparotomy has been used as a staging aid after complete medical evaluation of 15 patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. The stage of disease was altered by the surgical procedure in 7 of the 15 patients and is recommended for all patients with Stages I, 11, or I11 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Although some studies have linked excess of Hodgkin's disease (HD) to tonsillectomy, the findings have not been consistent. In particular, risk of HD by age at tonsillectomy has not been fully evaluated, despite the notable change in immunologic function of the tonsils between childhood and adulthoo