Abstract:Hodgkin's disease (HD) represents a group of lymphomas with distinct clinical and histopathological features that account for approximately 5% of cancers in patients who are <15 years old and approximately 15% in patients who are 15-19 years old. Although the cause of HD is unknown, serologically confirmed infectious mononucleosis has been associated with an increased risk of HD, in addition to its known association with Burkitt's lymphoma. The Reed-Sternberg (RS) cell, a large and multinucleated cell with uni… Show more
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