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nodular sclerosis
A form of Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Epidemiology:
- most common subtype of Hodgkin's lymphoma in developed countries
- affects females & males equally
- median age of onset at ~28 years
Pathology:
- large tumor nodules with lacunar Reed-Sternberg cells surrounded by fibrotic collagen bands
Related
sclerotherapy (phlebosclerosis)
sclerotome
General
Hodgkin's disease (Hodgkin's lymphoma)
sclerosis
References
- Wikipedia: Nodular sclerosis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nodular_sclerosis