title: Sarcoid reactions and sarcoidosis in Hodgkin's disease and other malignant lymphomata.
abstract: Nineteen cases of malignant lymphomata were selected for study from a group of about 1500 collected cases of malignant lymphomata because they showed histological evidence of non-infectious epithelioid-cell granulomata in one or more tissues.In the 19 cases selected, 5 cases of systemic sarcoidosis, 4 cases of an associated malignancy, 1 pre-malignant condition, and 1 case of an auto-immune disease were found.This remarkable association of sarcoid reactions or sarcoidosis with malignant lymphomata and associated malignancies seems to justify speculation on the possibility of a common aetiological factor, e.g. in the form of an altered immune reaction.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008223:Lymphoma / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D011241:Prednisone