Primary gastric Hodgkin's lymphoma: a case report and review of the literature.
Primary gastric Hodgkin's lymphoma is a rarely encountered lesion. Most cases are observed in the course of systemic disease. Other cases have been reclassified in retrospective studies as non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, after the employment of immunohistochemistry. Some Hodgkin's lymphomas may masquerade non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, and vice versa. Therefore, an accurate diagnosis is important, as treatment and outcome differ significantly for these entities. We report a case of primary Hodgkin's lymphoma arising in the stomach of a 46-year-old male, and discuss the diagnostic approach as well as the differentials of Hodgkin's disease in this anatomic site.
Venizelos
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Department of Pathology, Ippokration Hospital of Salonica, Greece.
Tamiolakis
D
D
Bolioti
S
S
Nikolaidou
S
S
Lambropoulou
M
M
Alexiadis
G
G
Manavis
J
J
Papadopoulos
N
N
D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*