Coexistence of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and Hodgkin's Disease

Abstract

CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC leukemia and Hodgkin's disease are usually regarded as distinct neoplastic entities and only rarely have occurred simultaneously in the same patient. It is the purpose in this report to document their coincidence in a middle-aged woman. Report of a Case A 55-year-old white married woman was first admitted to the University Hospital of the New York University Medical Center on Jan 25, 1959, for evaluation of cervical lymphadenopathy. Six years before admission, small, firm, tender neck swellings had developed which waxed and waned in size. In the past year, the patient was treated for both a pneumonitis and a right-ear infection. The most striking feature on physical examination was generalized lymphadenopathy. There were 1 to 2 cm, rubbery and movable cervical nodes, a right axillary node 1.5 cm in size, several left axillary nodes measuring 1 to 3 cm, and inguinal nodes measuring 4 to 5 cm. Examination