Linfoma no Hodgkin

Abstract

The objective of the research work was to socialize the clinical, laboratory, imaging and histopathological elements that allow the definitive diagnosis of non-hodking lymphoma, which is why the case of a 85-year-old male patient is reported, with several associated comorbidities in which the distinguishing element were the findings on the physical examination with the presence of cervical lymphadenopathy that the prostitute was the element of suspicion and confirmation of the disease. The speed evolution of the disease, together with the signs of poor prognosis that presented, prevented starting with medical treatment causing the death of the patient 4 months after diagnosis, so it is concluded that the diagnosis of suspected and definitive disease should be based on clinical elements, since in many cases, as in this case, the results of laboratory tests are not conclusive: the histopathological study continues to be the confirmatory examination in the definitive diagnosis of neoplasms. including non-Hodgkin lymphoma