title: Leukaemia in Hodgkin's disease.
abstract: Three new cases of Hodgkin's disease terminating in leukaemia are described and the literature is briefly reviewed. The patients developed acute lymphocytic leukaemia, acute eosinophilic leukaemia and chronic myeloid leukaemia, 6 1/4 years, 6 years and 7 months respectively after the initial diagnosis of Hodgkin's disease. The 2 patients who developed acute leukaemia had been in complete remission from the Hodgkin's disease and had received no treatment for 5 3/4 and 2 1/2 years respectively. Possible causes for the occurrence of leukaemia in patients with Hodgkin's disease are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004804:Eosinophils; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007938:Leukemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D007945:Leukemia, Lymphoid / Q000150:complications; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged