Lymph node cancer is also called lymphoma, lymphoma divided into Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is a group of malignancies derived from white blood cells, from B lymphocytes, T lymphocytes and very rarely derived from Natural Killer (NK) cells present in lymph vessel systems, which are heterogeneous either histologically, symptoms, clinical and treatment response as well as prognosis.
Cancer of lymph nodes can occur at any age. In children the symptoms of lymphoma are not too visible. Children often show symptoms of blood cancer or leukemia first. However, the blood cancer of a child can be a lymphoma or lymph node cancer when he was an adult. The characteristics and symptoms of lymph node cancer are also not much different from the symptoms of blood cancer, which is experiencing symptoms of bone marrow failure. The following are characteristics of lymph cancer:
- Pale
- Limp
- Bleeding
- Fever
- Infection
- Magnification of lymph nodes
- General Malaise
- Weight loss> 10% within 6 months
- Decreased Appetite
- Sweat Night
- Complaints on other organs
- Use of drugs
- Autoimmune disease
- enlargement of liver and liver organ
- Shortness of breath
Pallor is one sign of anemia or lack of red blood cells. Lymph node disorders derived from white blood cells produced in the bone marrow, these blood cells then migrate to the lymph nodes. Abnormal white blood cells form in the bone marrow where the bone marrow is also the site of red blood cell production. Therefore, the production of red blood cells is disrupted and causes anemia symptoms. Pale can be known through the conjunctiva of the eye, the mucosa of the lips, the color of the nail that looks pale.
Limp is also an anemic symptom. Patients will feel badanya often cape when more physical activity and travel far. Therefore patients with lymph node cancer require a lot of rest.
Just like white blood cells, the production of blood-clotting cells such as platelet cells will also be disrupted. The number of platelet cells will decrease. As a result the body will often experience bleeding. Bleeding that can arise begins to gums often bleed, the body often bruised though touch or touch with objects that are not too hard. And need to watch out especially for small children, before diagnosed with cancer of lymph nodes, parents who do not know the health of their children can accidentally bring their children to pulled teeth and done circumcision. This can lead to severe bleeding.
Fever is the body's reaction to the presence of a massive lymphocyte cell formation that occurs in the body that has lymph cancer. White blood cells that have proliferation due to cancer cause the release of a number of factors causing inflammation or inflammation that stimulates the temperature center in the brain to increase body temperature and fever.
Because of the major disruption of lymph node cancer, it occurs in white blood cells in which white blood cells play a role in the human immune system, the body becomes susceptible to bacterial and viral infections. This infection also causes other symptoms such as fever. Fever is characterized by body temperature over 37.5 ° C. Fever in lymph node cancer can occur continuously for 1 week.
This fever is not known for certain reasons. Although, initially possible da signs of previous infection, if it happens continuously it can be suspected of a malignant disease. In addition to fever, there are also symptoms other than fever that can lead to cancer of lymph nodes.
If there are signs above and coupled with enlarged lymph nodes can be suspected of a malignancy. However, there are other diseases that resemble the symptoms of lymph node cancer, the TB gland, a disease caused by tuberculosis bacterial infection in the lymph nodes. This infection can lead to enlarged lymph nodes.
The difference is enlarged lymph nodes in lymphoma can occur in many locations on the human body, namely the neck, stomach, thighs. In fact, the groin can also be suspected as a hernia.
Common malaise is a symptom of the state of the body that is often weak, weak and tired.Although being not doing a heavy activity, although not being mengaami anemia that also has such symptoms, the symptoms are easy Tired still appear without cause. This symptom can be suspected as a malignancy
Weight loss of more than> 10% is the result of exaggerated excessive cancer cells. Nutrition yng body consumed can not be used by the body for its own metabolism so that the body uses food reserves to meet their needs. As a result weight of bada decreased drastically in a short time. Weight loss outside of dietary causes such as dieting and increased physical activity.
Decreased appetite is caused due to indigestion caused by lymph node cancer where there is proliferation of lymph node cancer cells. These disorders can include nausea, vomiting and no appetite.
Symptoms of night sweats not only occur in tuberculosis infection, but can also occur in lymph node cancer. This happens because cancer cells continue to divide and cause the body to react with increased metabolism. Increased metabolism can cause night sweats.
Complaints in other organs such as stomach disorders or the presence of nasopharyngeal cancer in the throat. There is a theory that links Epstein barr virus infection to the incidence of nasopharyngeal cancer and lymphoma.
The use of certain drugs allegedly lead to lymph node cancer Diphantoine drug
Autoimmune disease is a disease in which the body's own immune system invades. Diseases that have an association with lymphoma are SLE, Sjorgen, Rheumatic
In malignant disease may occur enlargement of certain organs Because of hyper function due to cancer of lymph nodes. And this apparent enlargement of liver and ilen organs is detected by physical examination by a physician.
Shortness of breath can occur due to enlarged lymph nodes in the chest cavity and suppress the lungs so that symptoms can develop shortness of breath. Shortness of breath can interfere with the body's work and metabolimenya karea lack of oxygen.
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