Second malignancy following successful treatment for Hodgkin's disease: case report and literature review

Authors

  • Yogendra Singh Department of Surgery, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Pradeep Vaidya Department of Surgery, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Uttam Shrestha Department of Surgery, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Geeta Sayami Department of Pathology, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Anil Kumar Department of Surgery, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Prof. Mahesh Khakurel Department of Surgery, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Maharajgunj, Kathmandu, Nepal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59779/jiomnepal.97

Keywords:

Second cancer, Hodgkin's disease, Chemotherapy, Follow-up

Abstract

A 32-year-old male with a low grade non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) of the ascending colon presented 5 years after the successful treatment of Hodgkin's disease HD). According to the literature, the occurrence of a second primary cancer is a great problem in the survivors of HD, which is the result of immunosuppression due to the disease itself or following chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy for it. Therefore, patients with HD must be followed-up regularly and for lifelong.

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Published

1999-12-31

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 3 & 4 (1999): Journal of Institute of Medicine

Section

Case Reports

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Copyright (c) 1999 Journal of Institute of Medicine Nepal

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