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A 48-year-old man presented to his GP with an indolent swelling in his left axillary region. He had also increasingly suffered from night-time sweating and fever. Physical examination and an ultrasound revealed an enlarged lymph node in the left axillary region. The patient was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma and treated with chemotherapy and involved-field radiotherapy.