KROK 1 2007 – Question 173 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathomorphology
A 22 y.o. woman has enlarged lymph nodes. Histologically: a lymph node contains lymphocytes, histiocytes, reticular cells, small and big Hodgkin’s cells, multinucleated Sternberg cells, isolated foci of caseous necrosis. What disease are these changes typical for?
- A. Acute leukosis
- B. Chronic leukosis
- C. Lymphosarcoma
- D. Lymphogranulomatosis
- E. Lung cancer metastasis
Hint
Look for the cell type with huge bilobed or multiple nuclei and prominent nucleoli, set in a mixed inflammatory background, which is diagnostic for a particular lymphoma.
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