Symptoms In most cases (70%) of Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a rubber-like, palpable enlargement of a lymph node occurs first, which is usually located on the neck. The swelling of the neck is painless. Lymph nodes above the collarbone, in the armpit or in the groin are rather rare. In one third of patients, the first symptom … Lymphoma symptoms
Course of the disease The course of a lymphoma disease is difficult to predict. In particular, the term non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (abbreviation NHL) is used to describe a variety of diseases that are based on the degeneration of lymphocytes as the cause of the disease, but which can differ in their ultimate course. Typical is a … Course of the disease | Lymphoma symptoms
Symptoms on the lungs Tumors can also occur in the lungs as part of the lymphoma disease. If it is not yet known that the affected person has lymphoma, this can be confused with lung cancer at the beginning. If the organ is now affected as part of the lymphoma, this may be an indication … Symptoms on the lungs | Lymphoma symptoms
Symptoms in children Lymphomas are the third most common cancer in children in Germany. In total, they account for ~ 12% of all childhood and adolescent cancers. A distinction is also made between Hodgkin’s and non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas in children. The two forms of the disease are often not clearly distinguishable by their symptoms alone. A … Symptoms in children | Lymphoma symptoms
Lymphoma therapy should be started immediately after diagnosis to prevent further progression of the disease. In the treatment of Hodgkin’s lymphoma, both chemotherapy and radiotherapy are used in combination. Surgical treatment is not used, as these are systemic diseases and the removal of corresponding lymph nodes is likely to result in further lymph node enlargement. … Lymphoma therapy
Prophylaxis Since lymphoma/lymphoma is suspected to have a genetic mechanism of origin, no prophylactic measures are known. Prognosis Hodgkin’s lymphoma is a malignant disease that has a good cure rate. Between 80 and 90% of patients can be cured. The longer the relapse-free period, the higher the chance of a cure. The prognosis for chronic … Prophylaxis | Lymphoma therapy
