Definition / general 75% males Usually presents with solitary asymptomatic lymphadenopathy of head and neck; more frequently in elderly in Japan (Int J Surg Pathol 2003;11:101) May be part of evolutionary spectrum with follicular hyperplasia and follicular [pathologyoutlines.com]

• Asymptomatic

  Definition / general 75% males Usually presents with solitary asymptomatic lymphadenopathy of head and neck; more frequently in elderly in Japan (Int J Surg Pathol 2003;11:101) May be part of evolutionary spectrum with follicular hyperplasia and follicular [pathologyoutlines.com]

  Signs and symptoms[edit] PTGC is usually characterized by localized lymphadenopathy and is otherwise typically asymptomatic. Diagnosis[edit] PTGC is diagnosed by surgical excision of the affected lymph node(s), and examination by a pathologist. [en.wikipedia.org]

• Hodgkin Lymphoma

  It may occasionally recur and in a small proportion of patients has been reported to subsequently develop Hodgkin lymphoma (usually nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma).[2][3] See also[edit] Lymphadenopathy Nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin [en.wikipedia.org]

  […] resolution of lymphoid hyperplasia by sequential ingression of T cells followed by mantle B cells (Am J Clin Pathol 2003;120:322) Either self limited (particularly in young men, Am J Surg Pathol 1992;16:252) or associated with lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin [pathologyoutlines.com]

• Lymphadenopathy

  The differential diagnosis includes non-neoplastic causes of lymphadenopathy (e.g. cat-scratch fever, Kikuchi disease) and malignancy, i.e. cancer. [en.wikipedia.org]

  Definition / general 75% males Usually presents with solitary asymptomatic lymphadenopathy of head and neck; more frequently in elderly in Japan (Int J Surg Pathol 2003;11:101) May be part of evolutionary spectrum with follicular hyperplasia and follicular [pathologyoutlines.com]

• Fever

  The differential diagnosis includes non-neoplastic causes of lymphadenopathy (e.g. cat-scratch fever, Kikuchi disease) and malignancy, i.e. cancer. [en.wikipedia.org]

• Pathologist

  Diagnosis[edit] PTGC is diagnosed by surgical excision of the affected lymph node(s), and examination by a pathologist. [en.wikipedia.org]

Treatment[edit] PTGC is treated by excisional biopsy and follow-up. [en.wikipedia.org]