Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Feb 6, 2020; 8(3): 638-644
Published online Feb 6, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i3.638
Sternal Hodgkin’s lymphoma: A case report and review of literature
Yi-Yu Yin, Nan Zhao, Bin Yang, Hua Xin
Yi-Yu Yin, Nan Zhao, Bin Yang, Hua Xin, Department of Thoracic Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130000, Jilin Province, China
Author contributions: Yin YY contributed to the conception of the study; Yin YY contributed significantly to analysis and manuscript preparation; Yin YY, Zhao N, Yang B, performed the data analyses and wrote the manuscript; Xin H helped perform the analysis with constructive discussions.
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Corresponding author: Hua Xin, MD, PhD, Chief Doctor, Professor, Department of Thoracic Surgery, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, 126 Xiantai Street, Changchun 130000, Jilin Province, China. yinjie17@mails.jlu.edu.cn
Received: October 28, 2019
Peer-review started: October 28, 2019
First decision: December 4, 2019
Revised: December 13, 2019
Accepted: December 22, 2019
Article in press: December 22, 2019
Published online: February 6, 2020
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Core Tip

Core tip: Sternal tumors are difficult to diagnose, and usually need to be differentiated from other diseases. The sternum is a rare site of Hodgkin’s lymphoma, which is usually misdiagnosed as tuberculosis on routine histopathology. We here report a 47-year-old female patient with chest pain in the upper sternum for 1 mo. The patient was diagnosed with primary sternal Hodgkin’s lymphoma and administered 6 cycles of adriamycin, bleomycin, vinblastine, and dacarbazine chemotherapy. No tumor recurrence and progression at a follow-up visit 2 years later. This is a first case report about diagnosis at initial presentation with a primary lesion.