The Hodgkin’s disease patient described in the question above undergoes a lymph node biopsy for definitive diagnosis. If the diagnosis of Hodgkin’s disease were correct, which of the following cells would the pathologist expect to find?
A. Lymphoblastic cells
B. Reed-Sternberg cells
C. Gaucher’s cells
D. Rieder’s cells
Correct Answer: B. Reed-Sternberg cells
A definitive diagnosis of Hodgkin’s disease is made if Reed-Sternberg cells are found on pathologic examination of the excised lymph node.
Option A: Lymphoblasts are immature cells found in the bone marrow of patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Option C: Gaucher’s cells are large storage cells found in patients with Gaucher’s disease.
Option D: Rieder’s cells are myeloblasts found in patients with acute myelogenous leukemia.