Sternal Hodgkin's disease. Report of two cases.
Hodgkin's disease of the mediastinum presented as a sternal mass in two young adults. The original biopsy materials were incorrectly interpreted as eosinophilic granuloma of bone (histiocytosis X). A delayed diagnosis (15 months) resulted in the death of one patient, whereas the other patient, whose diagnosis was made in one week, had an excellent response to therapy.
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan 48201.
Blaustein
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Pedersen
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D000293:Adolescent; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013249:Sternum / Q000473:pathology*