Name: Ivor J S Lewin

Theme: Lymphoma

 

OPTION LIST

 

A

Aggressive

I

Non-Hodgkin lymphoma

B

Burkitt’s lymphoma

J

Pel-Ebstein fever

C

Diffuse large B cell lymphoma

K

Pruritis

D

Epstein-Barr virus

L

Stage IIA

E

Follicular lymphoma

M

Stage IIIB

F

Hodgkin lymphoma

N

Very aggressive

G

Indolent

O

 

H

Night Sweats

P

 

 

 

For each scenario below, choose the most appropriate answer from the list above. Each option may be used once, more than once or not at all.

 

1. A subtype of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma associated with very aggressive disease.

 

2. A classical but rare constitutional symptom of Hodgkin lymphoma.

 

3. The stage characterised by multiple lymph node involvement on the same side of the diaphragm but without constitutional symptoms

 

4. The grade of the Follicular lymphoma NHL subtype.

 

 

5. A patient presents with a lump in his groin and complains of night sweats and an itchy rash. A biopsy is taken and on inspection is shown to include Reed-Sternberg cells.

 

 

 

ANSWERS

1. B

2. J

3. L

4. G

5. F