Case 10-1994: A 37-year-old woman with thrombocytopenia and a paragastric mass after treatment for hodgkin's disease

Richard C. Cabot, Robert E. Scully, Eugene J. Mark, William F. Mcneely, Betty U. Mcneely, Michael L. Grossbard, Nancy L. Harris

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Abstract

Presentation of Case A 37-year-old woman with treated Hodgkin's disease in remission was admitted to the hospital because of a question of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura. The patient had been well until seven years earlier, when she was seen at another hospital because of a left supraclavicular mass. Microscopical examination of a biopsy specimen of the mass revealed Hodgkin's disease, nodular-sclerosis type, of stage IIIA. The patient received several cycles of the MOPP regimen (mechlorethamine, vincristine, procarbazine, and prednisone), followed by radiation in a dose of 40 Gy to the retroperitoneum. Thereafter she felt well until two years before entry, when.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)698-704
Number of pages7
JournalNew England Journal of Medicine
Volume330
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 10 Mar 1994

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