Abstract
A 53 year old woman with common acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL) developed Hodgkin's disease 20 months after the initial diagnosis of ALL. This is by far the oldest case of Hodgkin's disease complicating ALL. The unusual presentation and the aetiology of Hodgkin's disease in ALL are discussed.
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