Abstract
Khalid Shahzad1, Anum Ashfaq1*, Irshad Khan2, Waqas Ahmad1, Saif ul Haque3 and Usman Hameed Mian4 Author Affiliations 1Resident General Medicine, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission General Hospital, Pakistan 2Consultant General Medicine, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission General Hospital, Pakistan 3DCMO Department of Nuclear Medicine Atomic Energy Cancer Hospital-Nuclear Medicine, Oncology and Radiotherapy Institute, Pakistan 4House Officer, General Medicine, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission General Hospital, Islamabad, Pakistan Received: August 19, 2021 | Published: September 01, 2021 Corresponding author: Anum Ashfaq, Resident General Medicine, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission General Hospital, Pakistan DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2021.38.006163
Highlights
Hodgkin’s lymphoma is a cancer of mature B-lymphocytes representing approximately 10% of all lymphomas diagnosed every year
Pancytopenia without lymph node involvement as primary presentation of Hodgkin’s lymphoma is extremely rare and only few cases have been reported in literature
Bone marrow infiltration usually occurs in advance stage and extensive disease in Hodgkin’s lymphoma in which the patient usually presents with bone pain, symptomatic anemia or pancytopenia
Summary
Citation: Khalid Shahzad, Anum Ashfaq, Irshad Khan, Waqas Ahmad, Saif ul Haque, Usman Hameed Mian. Pancytopenia as Primary Presentation of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a Unique Paradox: A Case Report. Biomed J Sci & Tech Res 38(3)-2021. BJSTR. MS.ID.006163. Keywords: Pancytopenia; Reed-Sternberg cells; Hodgkin’s lymphoma
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