I got a copy of my pathology report. Here’s the relevant part:
IHC Interpretation:
The staining pattern hilights CD15 and CD30 positive Reed-Sternberg cells in a background of mixed inflammatory cells including CD20 positive B-cells and CD3 positive T-cells. Pax-5 stains the Reed-Sternberg cells with less intensity than the normal B-cell population. These findings are all consistent with Hodgkin’s lymphoma.
Final diagnosis:
Lymph node, (right level V), excision: Hodgkin’s lymphoma, nodular sclerosing type. See comment.
Comment:
Histologic sections are of a lymph node with an effaced architecture by collections of mature lymphocytes mixed with eosinophils and numerous Reed-Sternberg cells and variants. There are bands of fibrosis consistent with an early form of nodular sclerosing Hodgkin’s. No immunophenotypically abnormal B- or T-cell populations were identified by flow cytometry (see Hematopathology report HP05-5206)."
Being a medical geek (I was an EMT in a past job), I had to go read http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hodgkin%27s_lymphoma and find out more.What have they recommended for post-op treatment?