Hodgkin's lymphoma. Coloured X-ray of the spine of a patient with Hodgkin's lymphoma, a malignant (cancerous) growth of white blood cells (lymphocytes

---

Hodgkin's lymphoma. Coloured X-ray of the spine of a patient with Hodgkin's lymphoma, a malignant (cancerous) growth of white blood cells (lymphocytes). The cancer has spread (metastasised) to one of the vertebrae (orange) making it appear more dense, a condition known as ivory vertebra. Hodgkin's lymphoma is most common in young adults and those over 50. The most common symptom is swollen, non-painful lymph nodes in the upper body. Treatment is with chemotherapy, but once the cancer has spread to the bones the prognosis is poor.

---

Size: 3402px × 4010px
Photo credit: © ZEPHYR/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: -ray, body, bone, cancer, cancerous, coloured, condition, diagnosis, diagnostic, disease, disorder, extranodal, false-coloured, healthcare, hodgkins, human, image, imaging, ivory, lymphatic, lymphoma, machine, malignancy, malignant, medical, medicine, metastasis, metastasised, metastatic, oncology, osseous, radiography, secondary, single, spine, spread, system, vertbra, vertebra, vertebrae, xray