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Indian Journal of Cancer
Medknow Publications on behalf of Indian Cancer Society
ISSN: 0019-509X EISSN: 0019-509X
Vol. 42, No. 3, 2005, pp. 158-160
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Bioline Code: cn05028
Full paper language: English
Document type: Research Article
Document available free of charge
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Indian Journal of Cancer, Vol. 42, No. 3, 2005, pp. 158-160
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Case Report - Hodgkin's disease in an elderly patient with B-Cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia
Colak Dilsen, Ozyilkan Ozgur, Akcali Zafer, Bilezikci Banu
Abstract
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is the most common type of leukemia worldwide. It is an indolent disease, almost exclusively of B-cell origin. Some CLLs evolve into a more aggressive lymphoid malignancy. The most common of these is Richter′s syndrome. Transformation to acute lymphoblastic leukemia, plasma cell leukemia, multiple myeloma, or Hodgkin′s disease (HD) may also occur. CLL patients are also at a significantly increased risk of developing a second malignant neoplasm later in life. One of the most common of these is HD. Herein, we report a case of HD in an elderly man with a history of B-cell CLL.
Keywords
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia, Hodgkin disease, Secondary neoplasm, Richter′s syndrome
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