Second malignancy following successful treatment for Hodgkin's disease: case report and literature review
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Second cancer, Hodgkin's disease, Chemotherapy, Follow-upAbstract
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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1999-12-31
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Singh, Y., Vaidya, P., Shrestha, U., Sayami, G., Kumar, A., & Khakurel, P. M. (1999). Second malignancy following successful treatment for Hodgkin’s disease: case report and literature review. Journal of Institute of Medicine Nepal, 21(3 & 4). https://doi.org/10.59779/jiomnepal.97
