Case history

Case history #1

A 55-year-old male farmer presents with worsening shortness of breath, night sweats, fevers, bilateral axillary lymphadenopathy, and a 7.7 kg (12%) total body weight loss over 3 months. Recently, he has not been able to work because of fatigue. Physical examination reveals a 3.5 cm left axillary mass, enlarged cervical, axillary, and inguinal lymph nodes, splenomegaly, and no hepatomegaly.

Case history #2

A 56-year-old woman presents with a painless right neck lump that has been slowly enlarging for the last 2 years. She denies fevers, night sweats, or weight loss. Physical examination reveals bilateral cervical and axillary adenopathy and a palpable spleen.

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