Solve this exciting clinical case, specific to your field of interest via ‘Docplexus’ Clinical Case Challenge. Join your fellow doctors to discuss and answer today’s challenge. Case presentation: A 75-year-old lady presented with complaints of left cervical lymphadenopathy, generalized weakness, and backache. She was hospitalized for further investigations and treatment. The patient had a medical history of Hodgkin's lymphoma stage IV, diagnosed two years ago.
Other comorbidities included hypothyroidism, type II diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and left ventricular failure. Radiological findings: Mediastinal mass found in the positron emission tomography(PET) scan. Treatment: The patient was considered as a classic case of Hodgkin's lymphoma, and cyclophosphamide, etoposide, procarbazine, and prednisone (CEPP) chemotherapy was initiated. However, the patient was observed to be…