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Incidental discovery at radical mastectomy of inapparent Hodgkin's disease in long term survivors.

Authors :
Miller GA Jr
Jarowski CI
Coleman M
Cibull ML
Posteraro AF Jr
Weksler ME
Source :
Cancer [Cancer] 1978 Jul; Vol. 42 (1), pp. 318-25.
Publication Year :
1978

Abstract

Two long-term survivors with nodular sclerosing Hodgkin's disease were found to have adenocarcinoma of the breast sixteen and twenty years after limited field radiotherapy. Examination of the axillary nodes at radical mastectomy showed both metastatic adenocarcinoma and clinically inapparent Hodgkin's disease. The occurrence of persistent but clinically inactive Hodgkin's disease as well as the development of secondary malignancies in this disease has important clinical ramifications. Skin testing and in vitro lymphocyte transformation studies in these two patients were also done.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0008-543X
Volume :
42
Issue :
1
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Cancer
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
667803
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/1097-0142(197807)42:1<318::aid-cncr2820420148>3.0.co;2-7