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A 42-year-old man with chronic intermittent low grade fever and rapidly progressive right cervical swelling was evaluated in the outpatient clinic. The swelling involved the right level III, IV and V cervical region measuring 10x6×3 cm. Fine needle aspiration from the mass revealed many Reed-Sternberg cells and monolobated Hodgkin's cells (figure 1) which were positive for CD15 and CD30 on immunocytochemical analysis of the cell block material; this was further confirmed on excision biopsy of the lymph nodal mass. Bone marrow (BM) aspiration and trephine biopsy were …
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Contributors PS and SS: reporting of the case from the haematology laboratory.
PS and AJ: preparation of the manuscript and clinical evaluation of the case.
SS and GP: final approval and correction of the manuscript.
Competing interests None declared.
Patient consent Obtained.
Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.