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Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
portion of the body ... throughout the body ... disease: B symptoms, lymphadenopathy ... • Other hematologic ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
     •
Causes of Diffuse ... Lymphadenopathy ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology ... #Oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
identical to the non-Hodgkin ... • Neutropenia, anemia ... PML leukemia, Hodgkin ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup ... #oncology #hematology
Hemolysis - Diagnostic Algorithm and Causes

Increased red cell production: 
 • Increased Reticulocytosis/polychromasia 
 • Erythroid
Hemolysis - Diagnostic Algorithm ... and Causes Increased ... Hemolysis #Hemolytic #Anemia ... #Causes #Workup ... #Hematology #Diagnosis
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Presentation: • Lymphadenopathy ... Weight loss • Anemia ... Lymphoma Workup ... classification #hematology ... #oncology #management
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
-> AML: Blast crises ... - infiltrates (anemia ... ) CLL Symptoms: ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Multiple Myeloma and Monoclonal Gammopathies
C - HyperCalcemia- calcium > 11 mg/dL / >1 mg/dL the ULN
R
40 ml/min A - Anemia ... g/dl LLN B - Bony ... Causes of false- ... MGUS #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
group of disorders caused ... formed or don’t work ... Workup: • Complete ... Syndromes #diagnosis #hematology ... #oncology
Polycythemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Polycythemia itself isn’t a diagnosis. Like many things, it is a condition
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... stimulates our body ... Better call hematology ... about secondary causes ... #workup #hematology
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
anywhere in the body ... • No CRAB - no anemia ... #Plasmacytoma #Oncology ... #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Hematology