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Hana Ben Hammamia1, Dorra Jabr1, Raoudha Mansouri1
1Clinical Hematology Department in Aziza Othmana Hospital, the Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Tunis EL Manar University, Tunisia.
Abstract:
Hodgkin lymphoma is among the most frequent hematologic malignancies that affects the lymphatic system. Primary extranodal involvement in Hodgkin disease is unusual. We report the case of primary gastric Hodgkin lymphoma in a 50-year-old man, who complained about epigastralgia and poor appetite. An upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, biopsy, and immunohistochemical exam confirmed the diagnosis of Hodgkin lymphoma. Primary gastric Hodgkin lymphoma is a very rare entity; clinicians and anatomopathologists should be sensitized to its uncommon extranodal localization.
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