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case_images: 26-year-old male patient presented with fever, night sweat and shortness of breath, subsequently diagnosed to have pericardial effusion leading to cardiac tamponade. Further studies led to the diagnosis of Hodgkin lymphoma. Chest X-ray posteroanterior view shows mediastinal widening (arrow) suggestive of mediastinal lymphadenopathy.
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case_images: In the meantime, chest X-ray of the patient revealed mediastinal widening [Figure 1].
case_images: 26-six-year-old male patient presented with fever, night sweat and shortness of breath, subsequently diagnosed to have pericardial effusion leading to cardiac tamponade. Further studies led to the diagnosis of Hodgkin lymphoma. Cervical lymph node biopsy stained with hematoxylin and eosin magnification x10 shows lacunar variety of Reed Sternberg cell (arrow) suggestive of nodular sclerosing Hodgkin lymphoma.
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case_images: Cervical lymph node excisional biopsy demonstrated histological finding of HL with lacunar cells (variant of Reed-Sternberg cells) which were positive for CD15 and CD30 [Figure 2].
case_images: 26-six-year-old male patient presented with fever, night sweat and shortness of breath, subsequently diagnosed to have pericardial effusion leading to cardiac tamponade. Further studies led to the diagnosis of Hodgkin lymphoma. Computed tomography scan thorax of the same patient shows anterior mediastinal lymphadenopathy (arrow) greatest dimension of the mass is 14.8 cm.
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case_images: Computed tomography (CT) scan chest showed anterior mediastinal mass suggestive of mediastinal lymphadenopathy and presence of pericardial effusion [Figures 3 and 4].
case_images: 26-year-old male patient presented with fever, night sweat and shortness of breath, subsequently diagnosed to have pericardial effusion leading to cardiac tamponade. Further studies led to the diagnosis of Hodgkin lymphoma. Computed tomography scan thorax shows pericardial effusion (arrow).
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case_images: Computed tomography (CT) scan chest showed anterior mediastinal mass suggestive of mediastinal lymphadenopathy and presence of pericardial effusion [Figures 3 and 4].