For the following statements, select the most likely type of Hodgkin disease (HD).This variant has a particularly good outcome.: (A) lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin disease (HD), (B) nodular-sclerosing HD, (C) mixed-cellularity HD, (D) lymphocyte-depleted HD, reticular type
Answer is A. Most patients with lymphocyte-predominant Hodgkin disease have clinically localized disease and are asymptomatic; the prognosis is usually favorable. However, it accounts for only 4%-5% of cases.