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Hodgkin lymphoma

Última revisión: 16 Jul 2025
Última actualización: 01 Jul 2025

Resumen

Definición

Anamnesis y examen

Principales factores de diagnóstico

  • lymphadenopathy
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Otros factores de diagnóstico

  • unexplained fevers
  • night sweats
  • weight loss
  • dyspnea
  • cough
  • chest pain
  • superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS)
  • abdominal pain
  • pruritus
  • alcohol-induced pain at involved sites
  • hepatomegaly and/or splenomegaly
  • tonsillar enlargement
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Factores de riesgo

  • age 20-34 years and >55 years
  • history of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection
  • family history of Hodgkin lymphoma
  • young adults from higher socioeconomic class
  • human leukocyte antigen (HLA) types
  • Jewish ancestry
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Pruebas diagnósticas

Primeras pruebas diagnósticas para solicitar

  • CBC with differential
  • comprehensive metabolic panel
  • erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
  • thyroid function tests
  • screening for HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C
  • CXR
  • PET/CT scan
  • gallium scan
  • contrast-enhanced CT (neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis)
  • excisional lymph node biopsy or core biopsy
  • immunohistochemical studies
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Pruebas diagnósticas que deben considerarse

  • bone marrow biopsy
  • echocardiogram or multigated acquisition (MUGA) scan
  • pulmonary function tests
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Algoritmo de tratamiento

Agudo

early (stage I to II) classical HL: favorable disease and intended for combined-modality therapy

early (stage I to II) classical HL: favorable disease and intended for chemotherapy alone

early (stage I to II) classical HL: unfavorable disease (non-bulky or bulky) and intended for combined-modality therapy

early (stage I to II) classical HL: unfavorable disease (non-bulky) and intended for chemotherapy alone

early (stage I to II) classical HL: unfavorable disease (bulky) and intended for chemotherapy alone

advanced (stage III to IV) classical HL: intended for standard induction therapy (chemotherapy)

advanced (stage III to IV) classical HL: intended for standard induction therapy (chemoimmunotherapy)

advanced (stage III to IV) classical HL: intended for intensive induction chemotherapy

asymptomatic early (stage IA to IIA) NLPHL, non-bulky disease

asymptomatic early (stage IA to IIA) NLPHL, bulky disease; and symptomatic early (stage IB to IIB) NLPHL

advanced (stage III to IV) NLPHL

En curso

refractory or relapsed classical HL

refractory or relapsed NLPHL

Colaboradores

Autores

Alison Moskowitz, MD

Associate Attending

Lymphoma Service

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

New York City

NY

Divulgaciones

AM has received research support from ADC Therapeutics, Beigene, Miragen, Seattle Genetics, Merck, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Incyte, and SecuraBio. AM has received honoraria from Seagen, Affimed, Astra Zeneca, Bio Ascend, Imbrium Therapeutics L.P./Purdue, Janpix Ltd., Merck, Seattle Genetics, Pfizer, Tessa Therapeutics and Takeda.

Agradecimientos

Dr Alison Moskowitz would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Chris R. Kelsey, Dr Leonard R. Prosnitz, and Dr Timothy M. Zagar, the previous contributors to this topic.

Divulgaciones

CRK, LRP, and TMZ declare that they have no competing interests.

Revisores por pares

Joachim Yahalom, MD

Radiation Oncologist

Director of Postgraduate Education

Department of Radiation Oncology

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

New York

NY

Declarações

JY declares that he has no competing interests.

Rebecca Connor, MD

Chief Fellow

Section of Hematology and Oncology

Department of Internal Medicine

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

Winston-Salem

NC

Declarações

RC declares that she has no competing interests.

Kirit Ardeshna, MD, MA (Cantab), MB, BChir, FRCP, FRCPath

Consultant Haematologist

University College London Hospitals

London

UK

Declarações

KA declares that he has no competing interests.

Referências

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Principais artigos

Eichenauer DA, Aleman BM, André M, et al. Hodgkin lymphoma: ESMO clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up. Ann Oncol. 2018 Oct 1;29(4 suppl):iv19-29.Texto completo  Resumo

National Comprehensive Cancer Network. NCCN clinical practice guidelines in oncology: Hodgkin lymphoma [internet publication].Texto completo

Cheson BD, Fisher RI, Barrington SF, et al. Recommendations for initial evaluation, staging, and response assessment of Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma: the Lugano classification. J Clin Oncol. 2014 Sep 20;32(27):3059-68.Texto completo  Resumo

Artigos de referência

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