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Haematologica, Vol 93, Issue 1, e14-e15 doi:10.3324/haematol.11849
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An unusual hotspot in a young woman with Hodgkin’s lymphoma

C.H. ten Hove1, J.M. Zijlstra-Baalbergen2, E.F.I. Comans3, R.M. van Elburg1,

1 Department of Pediatrics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam
2 Department of Hematology, VU University Medical Center; Amsterdam
3 Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam; the Netherlands Key words: pregnancy, cancer treatment

Correspondence: R.M. van Elburg, VU University Medical Center, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Phone: +31.20.4443032/3020. Fax: +31.20.4443054. E-mail: rm.vanel-burg{at}vumc.nl

A young woman has started cancer treatment because of a Hodgkin’s lymphoma. After four months of chemotherapy, a PET scan showed an unexplained hotspot in the right lower abdomen. This was later explained by an unsuspected pregnancy. Our case emphasizes the importance of a pregnancy test in all women in the reproductive age before starting cancer treatment.






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