Late recurrence in Hodgkin's disease: a report of two cases.
Two cases of Hodgkin's disease are described who relapsed 22 and 19 years after regional radiation therapy. One of the patients also developed a carcinoma of the large bowel soon after first relapse. The importance of long follow-up and documentation of cause of death in Hodgkin's disease is stressed.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local