Thursday, March 25, 2010

lets look into the surgical pathology!

so, seeing as no doctor has contacted me yet I am doing more research on my own. According to my Surgical Pathology Report my diagnosis is Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma, Nodular sclerosis subtype. So here is some information about this particular subtype of hodgkin's.Nodular sclerosis Hodgkin's disease (NSHD) is the most common subtype of HD and accounts for 65% to 80% of all cases. It tends to occur in adolescents and young adults (under 50 years), and it is the only form of HD that strikes more women than men. The disease typically arises in the lymph nodes of the chest and other sites above the diaphragm, the large abdominal muscle that controls breathing. Bulky tumor growth may occur in the mediastinum (organs and tissues of the middle chest) and it may spread to the tissues of the lungs. Many NSHD patients are diagnosed with Stage 2 disease.

interesting huh?

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