Hodgkin's Disease

Abstract
THE preceding article covered the involvement of the hilar nodes, lungs, gastrointestinal tract, bones and skin by Hodgkin's disease. In this paper the involvement of certain other organs will be discussed.Lymph Nodes Hodgkin's Paragranuloma In Hodgkin's paragranuloma, the peripheral lymph nodes, most frequently those in the neck, are invariably involved. Indeed, the initial symptom of the condition is almost always peripheral lymphadenopathy. The medastinal lymph nodes are involved in approximately one third of the cases. Unless such mediastinal involvement is massive or there are indications that the condition is progressing into Hodgkin's granuloma, the prognosis is not necessarily poor. . . .