title: Reed-Sternberg cells in breast FNA of a patient with left breast mass.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Jaemin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rizzo
authors.forename: Simona
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: Sandra R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Bates
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Green
authors.forename: Gabriela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Oprea-Ilies
mesh_terms: 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