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Hodgkin's Disease Flashcards

1
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What is Hodgkin’s disease?

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A malignancy of unknown etiology usually arising in the lymph nodes

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is hodgkin’s disease curable

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very curable

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3
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What cell is associated with HD

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Reed- Sternberg cell

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When was HD discovered?

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1832 Thomas Hodgkin

-discovered in dead people

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Who is the disease most prevalent in?

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common in young people

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Incidence rates:

biomodal age distribution

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first peak 15-34

second @ 50

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Incidence rate:

2002

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7000 new cases, 3700 male, 3300 female

1400 deaths, 800 male, 600 female

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incidence rate:

2007

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8190 new, 4470 male, 3720 female

1070 deaths, 770 male, 300 female

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incidence rate:

2017

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8260 new, 4650 male, 3610

1070 deaths, 630 male, 440 female

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9x increase in ____ sex sibs

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same

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5x increase in ____ sex sibs

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opposite

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3x increase with _____ degree relation

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first

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13
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subcategories of Hodgkin’s Disease

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Classic Hodgkin Lymphoma (CHL)
LRHL
MCHL
NSHL
LDHL
Nodular Lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma
NLPHL
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LRHL

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  • early stages
  • 5% of all hodgkins cases
  • stage 1/ stage 2
  • Infrequent systemic sym (10%)
  • more common in males
  • upper body
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MCHL

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  • mix of all types
  • -lymphocytes, epithelial histocytes, neutrofills, plasma (inflammatory)
  • more common in older folks (38)
  • Associated with HIV
  • in males
  • abdomen and spleen
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NSHL

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  • 75% of all hodgkin’s cases
  • 20’s and 30’s, 50-55
  • equal distribution b/w males and females
  • neck or chest
  • *** MOST COMMON
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NLPHL

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  • 5% of Hodgkin’s cases
  • asymptomatic young men
  • cervical, axillary & inguinal LN
  • 30-55 years
  • early stages
    • longer survival times
  • variant of reed-stern cell. Referred to as popcorn cell because of look
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CHL

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  • 95% diagnosed
  • main characteristic is the reed- stern cell
  • B symptomatic: fever, night sweats, weight loss
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LDHL

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  • rarest of the 4
  • common in men
  • 30’s- those with HIV
  • worst prognosis
  • -advanced disease (b symptoms)
  • abdomen adenopathy
  • spleen, liver, bone marrow
20
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What staging system does Hodgkin’s use?

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Ann Arbor and costwold

* higher stage=bad prognosis

21
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Signs and symptoms

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  • cervical, supraclavicular, mediastinal LN, splenomegaly
  • B symptoms (40%)
  • elevated sedimentation rate and elevated alkaline phosphatase
22
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paritis

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severe itching

23
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malaise

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just don’t feel good

24
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erythmatis rash

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reddening of skin

25
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most common above diaphragm

26
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how much below diaphragm?

27
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elevated sedementation rate

A

how fast blood count falls to bottom of test tube

28
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How do they diagnose Hodgkin’s disease

A 
history and physical
X-rays (CT and PET)
labs
biopsy of lung LN (enlarged)
Stages (1B, 2B, 3, 4)
29
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Clinical features of Hodgkins Disease

A 
painless lymphadenopathy
fever
night sweats
weight loss
pruitus
alcohol-induced pain
30
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Non- Hodgkin’s Lymphoma

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generalized painless lymphadenopathy
vague abdominal discomfort
back pain
gastrointestinal complaints

31
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Treatment

A

radiation
chemo
combo

-depending on how old

32
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during treatment, what is the therapists job?

A

provide education and support for pt

33
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treatment symptoms

A 
hypothyroidism
reduction in bone marrow
percarditis
pnuemonitis
myelopathy
transient aspermia
secondary cancers
34
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___% of early stage disease curable

35
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___% of advanced stage curable

36
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what is the mantle

A

lymph above diaphragm

37
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What is the invertedY

A

below the diaphragm

38
Q

how often is MOPP used

A

not much anymore

39
Q

BEACOPP

  • bleomycin
  • adriomycin
  • cyclophosphomide
  • oncovin
  • procarbisine
  • prednisine
A

developed by german Hodgkin’s study group
toxic, but benefit outweighs risk
used for younger people

40
Q

about ____-_____ of patients develop breast cancer 15 years post radiation

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