Mortality in relation to histologic type in Hodgkin's disease.

The analysis is based on the records antI flludimugs in a gIo)tup of 437 white muales in whoni Hodgkin’s disease was first diagnosed in Army hospitals during the World War II period of service (1941-1946). Included are all cases answering this description and entered in the Lym )hatic Tuunor Registry of the Armed Forces Itustitute of Pathology. The ages of the patients at the time of diagnosis range from 17 to 58 years, the average being 26.8 years, with 68 ier cent of the cases falling in the age group 20 to 2#{176}.). The age distribution correspon(ls to that of the Arniy as a whole. The niethods of record follow-up used in t his study are t hose emnployed ill a Ilulnber of other studies in the program of the Follow-up Agency of the National Research Council, and hnve been described i)revioIlsl .2 In the earlier studies it va.s dentomustrate(1 that. these methods result iii substantially complete follow -ul) for mortality. Information concerning the patients tinder (hiscussion was gathered until June 30, 1953, 50) that follow-tip extends to) at least. seven years after diagnosis in all cases, :011(1 to 10 full years in 84 per (emit of the