Hodgkin lymphoma

Hodgkin lymphoma, also known as Hodgkin's disease, is a type of lymphoma. It was first discovered by Thomas Hodgkin in 1832. It is one of many kinds of cancers of the lymphatic system. Most of the time, the cancer grows in a lymph node before it spreads to the rest of the body.

Hodgkin lymphoma
Classification and external resources
File:Hodgkin lymphoma cytology large.jpg Micrograph showing Hodgkin's lymphoma (Field stain)
ICD-10	C81.
ICD-9	201
ICD-O:	9650/3-9667/3
DiseasesDB	5973
MedlinePlus	000580
eMedicine	med/1022
MeSH	D006689

The symptoms of Hodgkin's lymphoma change as the disease progresses. At the first stage of the disease, the person may feel a lump on the affected lymph node that does not hurt when touched. The person may have fevers, sweat at night, and itchy skin. In the later stages of the disease, the person may feel very tired and their spleen may grow larger.

Hodgkin Lymphoma Media

• Hodgkin lymphoma (1) mixed cellulary type.jpg

  Lymph node biopsy showing Hodgkin lymphoma, mixed-cellularity type

• Hodgkin Lymphoma CT2.jpg

  CT image of a 46-year-old person with Hodgkin lymphoma, image at neck height. On the left side of the person's neck enlarged lymph nodes are visible (marked in red).

• Reed-Sternberg lymphocyte nci-vol-7172-300.jpg

  Micrograph of a classic Reed–Sternberg cell

• Popcorn cell in nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma - very high mag cropped.jpg

  Micrograph showing a "popcorn cell", the Reed–Sternberg cell variant seen in nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma. H&E stain.

• Diagram showing stage 1 Hogkin's lymphoma CRUK 191.svg

  Diagram showing stage 1 Hodgkin's lymphoma.

• Diagram showing stage 2 Hodgkin's lymphoma CRUK 208.svg

  Diagram showing stage 2 Hodgkin's lymphoma.

• Diagram showing stage 3 Hodgkin's lymphoma CRUK 221.svg

  Diagram showing stage 3 Hodgkin's lymphoma.

• Diagram showing stage 4 Hodgkin's lymphoma CRUK 230.svg

  Diagram showing stage 4 Hodgkin's lymphoma.