Reed-Sternberg cells in breast FNA of a patient with left breast mass.
Hodgkin's lymphoma is a potentially curable malignancy of the lymphatic system characterized by a variable number of scattered and large mononucleated and multinucleated tumor cells, the Hodgkin and Reed-Sternberg cells residing in an abundant heterogeneous admixture of non-neoplastic inflammatory cells. It represents approximately 30% of all lymphomas according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Patients with Hodgkin's lymphoma typically present with painless peripheral adenopathy, fever, night sweats, and weight loss. We report a rare case of Hodgkin's lymphoma presented as a breast mass in a 23-year-old woman diagnosed on fine needle aspiration (FNA). At presentation, she had no B symptoms, or palpable lymphadenopathy.
Park
Jaemin
J
Department of Pathology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Rizzo
Monica
M
Jackson
Simona
S
Bates
Sandra R
SR
Green
Victoria
V
Oprea-Ilies
Gabriela
G
D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008327:Mammography; D016539:Reed-Sternberg Cells / Q000473:pathology*; D055815:Young Adult