[Hodgkin's disease, stage IVb: survival for 12 years (author's transl)]

Long survival in Hodgkin's disease after diagnosis of the stage IVb is very rare. A 45-years old woman is reported on, who survived for 12 years after detection of Hodgkin's disease involving lymph node regions on both sides of the diaphragm, bone, and lung parenchyma, including night sweats and weight loss (stage IVb according to the Ann Arbor classification 1971). This unexpectedly favorable course is possibly due to a so-called host resistance.