Hodgkin's Lymphoma-Eight Year Experience of a Tertiary Care Center in South India

Introduction: Hodgkin's lymphoma constitutes Materils and methods: All the cases of Hodgkin's lymphoma registered in our institution from January 2005 to December 2012 were evaluated for demography, clinical presentation, stage, subtype, response to treatment and five year predicted freedom from progression. Results: A total of 59 patients of histologically proven Hodgkin's lymphoma were registered of which 48 were evaluable. Average number of new cases per year was 7 constituting 1% of all the new cases. Bimodal age distribution was observed with an early peak occurring in the third decade and a late peak occur…