[Hodgkin's disease: relapse after 16 years of continuous remission].
We report a boy in whom and advanced Hodgkin's disease, nodular sclerosis variety, was diagnosed at 5 years of age and treated with exclusive chemotherapy. After 16 years of remission, he presented with a relapse of the disease, with a different histological pattern and was subjected to chemotherapy (C-MOPP/AVB) and unilateral axillary irradiation, obtaining a complete remission of the disease. Four months later, the patient is asymptomatic and without evidences of relapse.
Rössle
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Departamento de Medicina Interna, Universidad de Concepción, Hospital Clínico Guillermo Grant Benavente, Chile.
Bancalari
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G
Fahrenkrog
A
A
Cerón
M
M
Dujisin
K
K
Saldivia
V
V
Agurto
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M
D002675:Child, Preschool; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000628:therapy*; D012074:Remission Induction
Enfermedad de Hodgkin: recaída tras 16 años de remisión continuada.