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An unusual cutaneous presentation of Hodgkin's disease

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

A. De Grip ,
J. B. Schofield  and
J. C. Shotton
A. De Grip*
Affiliation:
Department of ENT Surgery, Kent County Ophthalmic and Aural Hospital, Maidstone, Kent
J. B. Schofield
Affiliation:
Cellular Pathology Department and Marilyne Welsh Research Unit, Preston Hall Hospital, Aylesford, Kent, UK.
J. C. Shotton
Affiliation:
Department of ENT Surgery, Kent County Ophthalmic and Aural Hospital, Maidstone, Kent
*
Address for correspondence: A. de Grip, Flat 14, Orchard Residences, Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury, Kent CT1 3NG.
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Abstract

Hodgkin's disease is a neoplasm of lymphoid tissue defined histopathologically by the presence of Reed-Sternberg cells in an appropriate cellular background. Hodgkin's disease extends only rarely into the skin. Sinus and fistula formation has been reported in very occasional cases. We now report a case of a 34-year-old woman presenting with a cutaneous lesion surrounding a discharging blind-ending sinus in the neck, subsequently diagnosed as Hodgkin's disease. To our knowledge this form of presentation of Hodgkin's disease has not been reported in the English literature before, and at the same time we would like to outline the difficulties in diagnosis encountered with these cutaneous lymphoid lesions.

Keywords

Hodgkin's diseaseSkin manifestationsDiagnosis, differential
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 113 , Issue 8 , August 1999 , pp. 765 - 768
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1999

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