Hodgkin Disease

New Hodgkin disease research has been reported by P. Toma et al

Published in Blood Weekly, November 29th, 2007

According to recent research from Genoa, Italy, "Lymphomas account for 10%-15% of all childhood cancers and include a number of different pathologic subtypes, which arise from the constituent cells of the immune system or from their precursors. All organ systems may be involved at some stage of the disease, including the central nervous system, head and neck, thorax, abdomen, gonads, and bone."

"However, at onset, nodal and splenic involvement are more common in Hodgkin disease, whereas extranodal involvement is more frequent in non-Hodgkin lymphomas. Diagnostic imaging modalities have a fundamental role in the staging of lymphomas and, owing to major advances during...

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Source: Blood Weekly (2007-11-29)

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