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(Chest. 1964;46:699-705.)
© 1964 American College of Chest Physicians

Primary Organ Involvement in Intrathoracic Hodgkin's Disease

Ernest H. Meese LT. CDR., MC, USN1; Donald J. Doohen CAPT., MC, USN2; Robert C. Elliott LT. CDR., MC. USN3; and Joseph J. Timmes M.C.4

1 Department of Thoracic Surgery, U. S. Naval Hospital
2 Chief, Department of Thoracic Surgery, U. S. Naval Hospital
3 Department of Pulmonary Diseases, U. S. Naval Hospital
4 Professor of Surgery, Seton Hall College of Medicine, Jersey City, N. J. and Consultant and former chief, Department, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, U. S. Naval Hospital

Four rare cases of localized Hodgkin's disease involving intrathoracic organs have been presented. Despite differences in prognosis between pulmonary and thymic types, all tumors presented had essentially the same histologic pattern. The possibility that Hodgkin's disease localized to the thymus may be a primary thymic neoplasm has been discussed. That thymic involvement may be more common than previously realized is evidenced by this report of three cases presenting themselves for treatment within a two-year period. Adequate therapy for localized Hodgkin's disease consists of total excision and postoperative radiation therapy; but it must be considered more palliative than curative.






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