title: Syncytial variant of nodular sclerosing Hodgkin lymphoma.
abstract: We report the case history of a 31-year old woman with a rare morphologic form of nodular sclerosing Hodgkin disease (NSHD) termed "syncytial variant." Its histologic features mimic metastatic carcinoma, thymoma, melanoma, non-Hodgkin lymphoma and germ-cell tumor. Antigens expressed on Reed-Sternberg cells, the hallmark of Hodgkin disease, and other neoplastic cells were screened to determine the correct diagnosis. This patient demonstrates the importance of using specific immunohistochemical techniques to clarify the diagnosis of NSHD of the "syncytial variant" subtype.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, New York, New York, USA.
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Pai
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pathak
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Niazi
authors.forename: H T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Girishkumar
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Gerst
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D016539:Reed-Sternberg Cells / Q000473:pathology