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

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Hodgkin's Lymphoma ... vs Non-Hodgkin's ... Epidemiology: young adults ... Immunosuppression (e.g., HIV), EBV ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Hodgkin's Lymphoma ... Overview Hodgkin's ... • History of EBV ... history • Young adults ... classification #hematology #oncology
Infection-Related Cancers
Viruses:
 • HPV - Cervical, anogenital, head and neck, skin cancer
 • HTLV-1 - Adult
cancer • HTLV-1 - Adult ... Kaposi's sarcoma • EBV ... - NHL, Hodgkin's ... Associations #Cancers #oncology
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Infectious • EBV ... Biopsy • Non-Hodgkin's ... Biopsy • Hodgkin's ... Causes #Hematology #Oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
identical to the non-Hodgkin ... common leukemia in adults ... Affects mainly older adults ... PML leukemia, Hodgkin ... diagnosis #workup #oncology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Infections+++: Virus (EBV ... Hemopathies+++: Hodgkin ... diseases: SLE+++, Adult-onset ... biologics (CMV +++, EBV
Retroviral Infections: Mechanisms of Oncogenesis
Note: A retrovirus is an RNA virus that uses reverse transcriptase to
; • HIV (Non-Hodgkin ... virus type 1 (Adult ... pathophysiology #immunology #oncology