A 22-year-old woman had fever, weight loss, and anemia. She was found to have an anterior mediastinal mass that was biopsied
The thymus was fibrotic and contained nodular infiltrates made up of larger binucleated cells with prominent nucleoli and small lymphocytes.
There were also scattered plasma cells and occasional eosinophils. She responded very well to chemotherapy. The most likely diagnosis is
A. mycosis fungoides
B. mantle cell lymphoma
C. MALToma (mucosa associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma)
D. Hodgkin's disease
E. Burkitt's lymphoma
D
This woman has Hodgkin's disease (HD) as evidenced by a mixed cellular infiltrate containing binucleate Reed-Sternberg cells. The thymus is a common site of presentation of HD. It is a disease that often occurs in young adults. Most patients respond very well to chemotherapy and HD can be cured in 75% of those who have this subtype of disease (nodular sclerosis).
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