J. r., age 32 years, noticed a lump on the side of his neck a few months ago. the lump is relatively large, painless, and not tender to the touch. a few days ago he experienced some dif ficulty swallowing as if there was something putting pressure on his esophagus. he has also noticed unexplained weight loss, fever, night sweats, and general fatigue over the last few weeks a visit to his physician produced lab results showing a marked decrease in the lymphocyte count as well as the presence of a giant cell in the tissue of a biopsied lymph node, subsequently confirmed as a reed-sternberg cell. the lab results confirmed hodgkin's lymphoma.
1. describe the pathophysiology of hodgkin's lymphoma
2. outline the conditions of the disease at each of the four stages as defined by the ann arbor staging system non-hodgkin's lymphoma. this disease
3. list some of the differences between hodgkin's and 4. list the treatment methods currently available to treat