Chapter 25. Hodgkin's Disease

  1. Robert Souhami CBE, MD, FRCP, FRCR, F Med Sci1,
  2. Jeffrey Tobias MA (Cantab), MD, FRCP, FRCR2

Published Online: 12 NOV 2007

DOI: 10.1002/9780470994887.ch25

Book Title

Cancer and its Management, Fifth Edition

Cancer and its Management, Fifth Edition

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How to Cite

Souhami, R. and Tobias, J. (2007) Hodgkin's Disease, in Cancer and its Management, Fifth Edition, Blackwell Science Ltd, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470994887.ch25

Author Information

  1. 1

    Director of Policy and Communication Cancer Research UK, London UK and Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University College London, London, UK

  2. 2

    Professor of Cancer Medicine University College London, London UK and Consultant in Clinical Oncology, The Meyerstein Institute of Oncology, The Middlesex Hospital, London, UK

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 12 NOV 2007
  2. Published Print: 14 JUN 2005

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9781405126366

Online ISBN: 9780470994887

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Keywords:

  • hodgkin's disease;
  • epstein-barr virus (EBV);
  • hodgkin reed-sternberg (hrs) cell;
  • cell-mediated immunity (CMI);
  • staging laparotomy and splenectomy

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Incidence and Epidemiology

  • Aetiology

  • Pathology

  • Abnormal Immunity in Hodgkin's Disease

  • Clinical Features

  • Patterns of Spread

  • Staging Classification

  • Investigation

  • Percutaneous Biopsy

  • Staging Laparotomy and Splenectomy

  • Treatment

  • Management as Determined by Stage

  • Hodgkin's Disease in Childhood

  • Hodgkin's Disease during Pregnancy

  • Toxicity of Treatment

  • Second Malignancies

  • References

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