W e read with interest the article published in Cancer earlier this year regarding the elevation of CA 125 in patients with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and its normalization with clinical response. 1 Earlier a case report had also emerged about elevation of CA 125 in a patient within tuberculous peritoni
Hodgkin's disease following non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
โ Scribed by Lois B. Travis; Christopher L. Gonzalez; Benjamin F. Hankey; Elaine S. Jaffe
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 730 KB
- Volume
- 69
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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โฆ Synopsis
Although it is well known that the risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) is elevated significantly after treatment for Hodgkin's disease,' an increased risk of Hodgkin's disease following NHL has not been noted in several large cancer registry Although descriptions of Hodgkin's disease following NHL have been reported oc~asionally,~-~ none have included estimates of risk. Delineation of the risk of Hodgkin's dis-From the
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## Background: Ca 125 is a glycoprotein produced by epithelial ovarian tumors and by mesothelial cells; its levels also have been shown to be elevated in patients with non-hodgkin's lymphoma (nhl). ## Methods: The authors evaluated serum ca 125 levels in patients with nhl to elucidate the frequen