List and describe the five stages of Hodgkin lymphoma, focusing on laboratory features
What will be an ideal response?
Answer:
Lymphocyte predominant (LP): 4+ lymphocytes, 1+ tumor cells; type: L&H variant (popcorn)
Nodular sclerosis (NS): 2+ lymphocytes, 2+ tumor cells; type: lacunar cell
Mixed cellularity (MC): 2+ lymphocytes, 2+ tumor cells; type: unknown
Lymphocyte rich (LR): 4+ lymphocytes, 1+ tumor cells; type: unknown
Lymphocyte depleted (LD): 1+ lymphocytes, 4+ tumor cells; type anaplastic variant or unknown.
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