Lymph node calcification in Hodgkin's disease following irradiation.
Calcification at the site of lymph nodes previously affected by Hodgkin's disease and irradiated was found in 8 patients in a series of 481 consecutive cases. The patients were all women, young at the time of diagnosis, and had a long survival. The calcific deposits developed in the anterior mediastinum.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008482:Mediastinum; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography