title: [Hodgkin lymphoma in the elderly].
abstract: We report a case of Hodgkin's lymphoma in a patient aged 75, presenting with acute cardiopulmonary insufficiency, hospitalized in a geriatrics ward. The deterioration of his general condition and the discovery of several lymph nodes led us to perform an aspiration of a lymph node and a bone marrow biopsy. Reed-Sternberg cells, pathognomonic of Hodgkin's disease were identified on the smears and biopsy sections. Due to the poor condition of the patient, it was decided not to treat with chemotherapy. The diagnostic approach and treatment strategy of Hodgkin's disease are summarized in this paper, especially the particular features of the disease in the elderly.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Charles-Foix , Laboratoire d'hématologie, Ivry-sur-Seine.
authors.forename: Tiphaine
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Belleville
authors.forename: Samir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bouhadiba
authors.forename: Juliette
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fontaine
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gouin-Thibault
authors.forename: Adeline
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gouronnec
authors.forename: Agnès
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Le Tourneau
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Monti
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pautas
authors.forename: Virginie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Siguret
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male