A Child of Hodgkin's Disease Diagnosed by Inguinal Lymph Node Swelling

Abstract

An 11-year-old boy was admitted to our hospital because of a tumor in the left inguinal region that measured 6 cm in diameter. MRI and gallium scintigraphy revealed a swelling of the intraperitoneal lymph node, but the supra diaphragmatic region has no evidence of swelling. He had no B symptoms, such as fever, drenching sweats, or weight loss. A histologic examination of the tumor revealed Hodgkin's disease, nodular sclerosis. In Japan, Hodgkin's disease in childhood originating from an inguinal lymph node is very rare.