BACKGROUND:

Hodgkin lymphoma during pregnancy accounts for 4th place in the neoplasms. Pregnancy has no impact on the natural history of the disease; however, it hinders treatment, which is individualized from a clinical evaluation and based on staging.

CLASSIC CASE:

Patient 18 years of age, with pregnancy of 35 weeks gestation, who is referred to the external consultation of Oncology Gynecology by increased volume in right axillary region with deep palpation pain. During its examination presence of 3 x 3.5 cm mobile node, on the right side of the axillary region, and left inguinal adenopathy >1 cm. The ultrasound reported right breast with solid mass, homogeneous, sharp edges, 38 x 35 mm and volume of 20.84 cc, doppler color with increased vascularity, is staged as BIRADS 3. Cesarean section was performed, with male birth, weight; 2900 g Apgar 8/9 without incident report. In the periareolar excisional biopsy, eight axillary lymph nodes were removed. Immunohistochemistry confirmed a classic LH-compatible lymphoproliferative process with CD30+, KI67 50% mixed cellularity. The hematology service decides management based on chemotherapy with ABVD protocol in 6 blocks, without radiotherapy. Currently it is evolving smoothly after six months of surgery, there was no corroborate of palpable nodes, and so far treatment, without reports of relapses or reaction to medications.

CONCLUSION:

Hodgkin´s lymphoma in pregnancy is exceptional, the signs of the disease are easily confused with other pathologies or even go unnoticed. The fetus, when exposed to radiation less than 100 mgy, is less likely to malform.