Question

a 12-year-old male patient presents with fever, night sweats and two lumps under his right axilla. biopsy of these enlarged lymph nodes reveal reed-sternberg cells. what is the diagnosis?
a. non-hodgkins lymphoma
b. all
c. hodgkins lymphoma
d. cll

Explanation:

Reed - Sternberg cells are characteristic of Hodgkin's lymphoma. Non - Hodgkin's lymphoma does not have Reed - Sternberg cells. ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia) and CLL (Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia) are leukemias, not lymphomas characterized by Reed - Sternberg cells. So the correct diagnosis is Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Answer:

C. Hodgkin's lymphoma