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What is the treatment strategy and priority in a patient with newly diagnosed Hodgkin lymphoma but HLH at presentation?

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Pediatric Hematology/Oncology · University of Toronto
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Would be good to have more details about the patient's medical condition and organ function. How definitive is the HLH diagnosis as against Hodgkin's with B symptoms?

Malignancy-associated HLH at diagnosis is due to cytokines/chemokines produced by the tumor cells, so the major part of the therapy i...

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