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Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
Hodgkin's Lymphoma ... Workup: • Full ... #lymphoma #diagnosis ... classification #hematology #oncology ... #management
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
identical to the non-Hodgkin ... Diagnosis: • ... PML leukemia, Hodgkin ... ’s lymphoma or acute ... #workup #oncology
Infection-Related Cancers
Viruses:
 • HPV - Cervical, anogenital, head and neck, skin cancer
 • HTLV-1 - Adult
• EBV - NHL, Hodgkin's ... lymphoma, Burkitt's ... drkeithsiau #Infection #Associations ... #Cancers #oncology ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Fatigue • Acute ... Cells on Biopsy ... • Hodgkin's ... Causes #Hematology #Oncology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
Acute leukemias ... ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic ... activity • ↓ LAP ... #Hematology #Oncology ... #Diagnosis
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Albumin > 4) Work-up ... Amyloidosis • Lymphoma ... myeloma • Plasma cell ... inflammation (acute ... #differential #diagnosis
Solitary Cell Plasmacytoma

What?
• Plasma cell neoplasms can present as a single lesion (solitary plasmacytoma)
• In 3%
Diagnosis? ... macroglobulinemia • Non-Hodgkin ... Lymphoma (NHL) ... #Plasmacytoma #Oncology ... #Diagnosis #Workup