A 35-year-old male has enlarged lymph nodes in the neck and a mediastinal mass. He was diag-nosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. Which of the following abnormal cells would the nurse expect to find with this disease?
a. Merkel cell
b. Schwann cell
c. Reed-Sternberg cell
d. Kupffer cell
ANS: C
Hodgkin lymphoma is manifested by Reed-Sternberg cells, not Merkel cells, not Schwann cells, and not Kupffer cells.
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