Hodgkin disease (medical condition): A form of cancer that affects the lymphatic system.
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Hodgkin disease: a disease marked by chronic enlargement of the lymph nodes, often local at the onset and later generalized, together with enlargement of the spleen and often of the liver, no pronounced leukocytosis, and commonly anemia and continuous or remittent (Pel-Ebstein) fever; considered to be a malignant neoplasm of lymphoid cells of uncertain origin (Reed-Sternberg cells), associated with inflammatory infiltration of lymphocytes and eosinophilic leukocytes and fibrosis; can be classified into lymphocytic predominant, nodular sclerosing, mixed cellularity, and lymphocytic depletion types; a similar disease occurs in domestic cats. SYN: Hodgkin lymphoma, lymphadenoma (2).
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Hodgkin disease: A lymphoma, previously known as Hodgkin's disease, characterized by the presence of Reed-Sternberg cells. There are two distinct subtypes: nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin's lymphoma and classical Hodgkin's lymphoma. Hodgkin's lymphoma has a bimodal age distribution, and involves primarily lymph nodes. Current therapy for Hodgkin's lymphoma has resulted in an excellent outcome and cure for the majority of patients. -- 2003
Source: Diseases Database
Hodgkin disease: A malignant disease characterized by progressive enlargement of the lymph nodes, spleen, and general lymphoid tissue, and the presence of large, usually multinucleate, cells (REED-STERNBERG CELLS) of unknown origin.
Source: MeSH 2007
These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Hodgkin disease:
Hodgkin disease is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Hodgkin disease, or a subtype of Hodgkin disease,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Hodgkin disease as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
Hodgkin disease: Another name for Hodgkin's Disease (or close medical condition association).
»Introduction: Hodgkin's Disease
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Hodgkin disease: Hodgkin disease is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:
Some of the symptoms of Hodgkin disease incude:
See full list of 54 symptoms of Hodgkin disease (Hodgkin's Disease)
Treatments for Hodgkin disease (Hodgkin's Disease) include:
See full list of 5 treatments for Hodgkin disease
Treatment of Hodgkin disease: For more treatment information about Hodgkin disease, see treatment of Hodgkin's Disease (Hodgkin disease)
Hodgkin's disease is one of a group of cancers called lymphomas . Lymphoma is a general term for cancers that develop in the lymphatic system . Hodgkin's disease, an uncommon lymphoma, accounts for less than 1 percent of all cases of cancer in this country. Other cancers of the lymphatic system are called non-Hodgkin's lymphomas. (Source: excerpt from What You Need To Know About Hodgkin's Disease: NCI)
These medical disease topics may be related to Hodgkin disease:
Source: Diseases Database
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Source - MeSH 2007
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The following list attempts to classify Hodgkin disease into categories where each line is subset of the next.
Source: Diseases Database
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