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<p>Hodgkin’s disease is one of the most common lymphomas in young people. In such cases, long-lasting hematological remissions are achievable using therapeutic regimens, including combined radiotherapy and chemotherapy. This publication aims to present clinical cases from our practice in patients with Hodgkin’s disease in whom the occurrence of second neoplasia is probably causally related to the treatment of Hodgkin’s lymphoma. We present two clinical cases of women with established secondary neoplasia (breast carcinoma, diffuse large B cell lymphoma) 20 years after treatment for Hodgkin’s disease had been completed. The probability of developing another neoplastic disease, leading to increased mortality in these patients, requires updating the recommendations for secondary prevention in oncology.</p>
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Hodgkin’s disease is one of the most common lymphomas in young people. In such cases, long-lasting hematological remissions are achievable using therapeutic regimens, including combined radiotherapy and chemotherapy. This publication aims to present clinical cases from our practice in patients with Hodgkin’s disease in whom the occurrence of second neoplasia is probably causally related to the treatment of Hodgkin’s lymphoma. We present two clinical cases of women with established secondary neoplasia (breast carcinoma, diffuse large B cell lymphoma) 20 years after treatment for Hodgkin’s disease had been completed. The probability of developing another neoplastic disease, leading to increased mortality in these patients, requires updating the recommendations for secondary prevention in oncology.

Two Clinical Cases of Secondary Neoplasia After Remission of Hodgkin’s Disease

Clinic of Hematology Georgi Stranski University Hospital – Pleven

Journal of Biomedical and Clinical Research

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Hodgkin’s disease is one of the most common lymphomas in young people. In such cases, long-lasting hematological remissions are achievable using therapeutic...

Two Clinical Cases of Secondary Neoplasia After Remission of Hodgkin’s Disease

Online veröffentlicht: 13. Juli 2022

Seitenbereich: 83 - 86

Eingereicht: 01. Dez. 2021

Akzeptiert: 10. Feb. 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jbcr-2022-0012

Schlüsselwörter
Hodgkin’s disease, secondary tumors, radiotherapy

© 2022 Vanya S. Popova, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Two Clinical Cases of Secondary Neoplasia After Remission of Hodgkin’s Disease

Online veröffentlicht: 13. Juli 2022

Seitenbereich: 83 - 86

Eingereicht: 01. Dez. 2021

Akzeptiert: 10. Feb. 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jbcr-2022-0012

SchlüsselwörterHodgkin’s disease, secondary tumors, radiotherapy

© 2022 Vanya S. Popova, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
Hodgkin’s disease, secondary tumors, radiotherapy