Abstract
Hodgkin disease (HD) or Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is characterized by progressive, painless enlargement of lymph nodes, with continuous extension between lymph node regions.
Diagnostic confirmation by histology of suspect lymph nodes, which are infiltrated by different cells (histiocytes, plasmocytes, lymphocytes, eosinophils, and neutrophils)
The Reed–Sternberg cell is histologically pathognomonic (see below)
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Imbach, P. (2014). Hodgkin Disease. In: Imbach, P., Kühne, T., Arceci, R. (eds) Pediatric Oncology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06010-1_7
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