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Revision as of 19:41, 11 May 2015
Background
- Spreads from source lymph node to adjacent nodes
- Bimodal distribution: young adulthood and older aged
- Most common malignancy between ages of 15-19 yo
- Survival >90% in low-risk pts
Diagnosis
- Painless, firm, lymph node (usually cervical or supraclavicular)
- "B" symptoms: fever, night sweats, wt loss
Work-Up
- CXR
- CT neck/C/A/P
- LN biopsy
Differential Diagnosis
Cervical lymphadenopathy
- Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
- Mononucleosis
- Toxoplasmosis
- Branchial cleft lesions
- Cat scratch disease
- Mycobacterial adenitis
Treatment
- Manage acute complications
- Superior vena cava syndrome
- Upper airway compression
- Do NOT give steroids