Prognosis

1
Prognosis

• Non-Hodgkin
• Two year event free-survival 90 with limited
  stage disease.
• Stage III and IV 70.
• Advanced stage 90 2-Yr EFS.

• Hodgkin
• Initial complete remission 90
• Stage I/II most are cured.
• Stage III 70-90 (chemo radio)
• Stage IV 60-85 (chemo /- radio)

2
Further investigations

• Biopsy
• Blood urea, electrolytes, nitrogen
• Lactate dehydrogenase
• Bone marrow
• CSF
• CT Scan
• Bone scan Gallium-67 scan
• Staging for Lymphoma

3
Lymphoma Third most commonest malignancy.

• Hodgkin
• Middle to late 20s
• Fever (10)
• Night sweats
• Mediastinal enlarged lymph nodes.
• Compression symptoms

• Non-Hodgkin
• Mediastinal (25)
• Cervical (29)
• Lymphoblastic head and neck region or the
  anterior mediastimum
• Presssure symptoms