You Are Treating a 37-Year-Old African-American Man Who Has Come

You are treating a 37-year-old African-American man who has come to you complaining of abdominal distension, night sweats, and shortness of breath all of which have developed over the last 4 weeks. Physical examination decreased breath sounds in right lung base and a 2-cm lymph node appreciated on left inguinal region. Excision biopsy and culture of cells from the inguinal lymph node identified the presence of a chromosomal translocation between chromosomes 14 and 18. Your patient is most likely suffering from which of the following?

A) acute lymphocytic leukemia, ALL
B) acute myelogenous leukemia, AML
C) chronic myelogenous leukemia, CML
D) Hodgkin lymphoma
E) Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, NHL