Hodgkin's+Disease

//Western Diagnosis// lymphoreticular proliferation

Etiology
1. unknown 2. possibly viral 3. slightly more in men 4. peaks ages 15-34, after age 60

Signs & Symptoms
1. cervical lymphadenopathy 2. pruritis, fever, nightsweats 3. weight loss 4. tumor masses may produce sns of any organ involvement

Laboratory
1. CBC 2. chem screen 3. lymph node biopsy - Reed-Sternberg cells are diagnostic with clinical picture

Treatment
1. depends on staging of disease 2. radiation and/or chemotherapy are curative - has ~80% success rate, good prognosis