Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2017
A 25-year-old patient has been admitted to the hospital with the following problems: weakness, sweating, itching, weight loss, enlarged submandibular, cervical, axillary, inguinal lymph nodes. Objectively: hepatomegaly. Lymph node biopsy revealed giant Berezovsky-Reed-Sternberg cells, polymorphocellular granuloma composed of lymphocytes, reticular cells, neutrophils, eosinophils, fibrous tissue, and plasma cells. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer options
- Lymphogranulomatosis (Hodgkin’s lymphoma)
- Lymphoreticulosarcoma
- Cancer metastases to the lymph nodes
- Macofollicular reticulosis
- Lymph node tuberculosis
Correct answer
Lymphogranulomatosis (Hodgkin’s lymphoma)
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