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Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Causes of Diffuse ... Biopsy • Non-Hodgkin's ... Biopsy • Hodgkin's ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology #Oncology
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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- B symptoms ... involved) • No leukemic ... involvement Differential ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology ... #diagnosis #differential
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
of about three cases ... ingestion • B symptoms ... Lymphoma (90-95% of cases ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... classification #hematology #oncology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
identical to the non-Hodgkin ... with no early symptoms ... Pure red cell aplasia ... , Hodgkin’s lymphoma ... diagnosis #workup #oncology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
rapid onset of symptoms ... chronic onset of symptoms ... -> AML: Blast crises ... • Age: 60-80 Clonal ... #Hematology #Oncology
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia ... and petechiae Causes ... virus (EBV) • Leukemia ... • Improve the symptoms ... #Anemia #oncology
Anaplastic large cell lymphoma, ALK+
Clinical
 • First 3 decades of life, M>F
 • Often nodal +
Anaplastic large ... variant can have leukemic ... advanced stage + B symptoms ... around vessels • Hodgkin-like ... than one • Rare cases
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
age 70 years Symptoms ... • Anemia • Aplastic ... • Hairy Cell Leukemia ... blood count with differential ... diagnosis #hematology #oncology