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Hodgkin Disease MeSH Descriptor Data 2023


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Hodgkin Disease
Tree Number(s)
C04.557.386.355
C15.604.515.569.355
C20.683.515.761.355
Unique ID
D006689
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006689
Scope Note
A malignant disease characterized by progressive enlargement of the lymph nodes, spleen, and general lymphoid tissue. In the classical variant, giant usually multinucleate Hodgkin's and REED-STERNBERG CELLS are present; in the nodular lymphocyte predominant variant, lymphocytic and histiocytic cells are seen.
Entry Version
HODGKIN DIS
Entry Term(s)
Granuloma, Hodgkin
Granuloma, Hodgkin's
Granuloma, Hodgkins
Granuloma, Malignant
Hodgkin Lymphoma
Hodgkin Lymphoma, Adult
Hodgkin's Disease
Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Hodgkins Disease
Lymphocyte Depletion Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Lymphocyte-Rich Classical Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Lymphogranuloma, Malignant
Mixed Cellularity Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Nodular Lymphocyte-Predominant Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Nodular Sclerosing Hodgkin's Lymphoma
NLM Classification #
WH 500
See Also
Reed-Sternberg Cells
Public MeSH Note
98; see HODGKIN'S DISEASE 1966-97
History Note
98(66)
Date Established
1998/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2018/06/29
Hodgkin Disease Preferred
Nodular Lymphocyte-Predominant Hodgkin's Lymphoma Related
Lymphocyte-Rich Classical Hodgkin's Lymphoma Narrower
Mixed Cellularity Hodgkin's Lymphoma Narrower
Hodgkin Lymphoma, Adult Narrower
Lymphocyte Depletion Hodgkin's Lymphoma Narrower
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