Death from Hodgkin's disease after 18 years' complete remission.
Survival studies on series of patients with Hodgkin's disease have indicated that localized disease and certain histologic types are associated with a favorable prognosis. The permanency of cure in such instances has seldom been proved by long-term followup and autopsy; there is evidence that the disease may remain dormant for considerable periods, with the attendant risk of recurrence. A case is reported wherein a patient was relapse-free for 18 years prior to fatal recurrence, which was confirmed by autopsy.
D000328:Adult; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology