MISTAKEN DIAGNOSES OF HODGKINS-DISEASE

Authors
BRAZIEL RM OYAMA K
Citation
Rm. Braziel et K. Oyama, MISTAKEN DIAGNOSES OF HODGKINS-DISEASE, Hematology/oncology clinics of North America, 11(5), 1997, pp. 863
Citations number
58
Categorie Soggetti
Oncology,Hematology
Journal title
Hematology/oncology clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
08898588
Volume
11
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Database
ISI
SICI code
0889-8588(1997)11:5<863:MDOH>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
This article reviews the frequency of and general types of diagnostic errors in Hodgkin's disease (HD) over the past several decades, discus ses the most common diagnostic errors in the four histologic subtypes of HD today, and describes some of the clinical and pathologic feature s that may aid in avoiding a mistaken diagnosis of HD.