Abstract

ALVAREZ SERRANO, Esteban; AVILA AROSTIGUE, Debbie; CASOLA CRESPO, Eugenio  and  VILAS MARTINEZ, Lisandro. Primitive Hodgkin´s disease of mediastinum: Acase report. AMC [online]. 2007, vol.11, n.5. ISSN 1025-0255.

A case of a white 62-years-old patient with arterial hypertension is presented that come up to the hospital by presenting dysphonia since three months ago, internal pain at raising the right arm and mild dysphagia. Hematologic, radiologic, and histological studies were perfomed, that permitted diagnose Hodgkin´s disease primitive mixed cellularity of the mediastinum. The radiological and histological studies were the most utilized. Combined treatment of radiation therapy and chemotherapy turned out to be favorable. Clinical picture, its diagnosis, and treatment are commented also the literature is reviewed.

Keywords : hodgkin disease; mediastinal diseases.

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