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Monday, September 22, 2014

Lymphoma

Lymphoma is a kind of malignant tumor that originates from the lymph nodes or other organs glands, hitherto known lymphoma who have close to 70 different types of pathology, can be broadly divided into two types namely Hodgkin's lymphoma, and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
What are the causes of lymphoma?

1) Biological causes: the cause of the growth of lymphoma associated with radiation absorption, high amounts of radiation can accelerate the growth of lymphoma in human bodies.

2) The cause chemical: chemicals that cause cancer, such as pesticides and hair dye, etc..

3) Causes of immunity: people with decreased immune system, such as AIDS, organ transplantation, and inflammatory rheumatic disease hinges and the like.

4) The cause of the derivative: malignant lymphoma was clearly attacked a group of family, such as siblings alternately or simultaneously stricken with malignant lymphoma.

5) The cause of a virus: a virus, such as HTLV, HIV, EB, and other viruses.

In addition, the acidic body is the causes of common long-term changes in lymphocytes become cancerous.

The collected data shows, all over the world on average every 9 minutes appears a new case of lymphoma, among young people aged 20-40 years increased a lot. This is because the organ lymphocytes that were active at that age, the high sensitivity of lymphocytes organ makes young people into groups that are prone to develop lymphoma.

Shown clinical symptoms of lymphoma?

1) Fever is not clear why. Body temperature between 38-40 degrees, can last several days, passing through the treatment showed an improvement but often recur.

2) Swelling of the lymph nodes. Found swollen lymph nodes in the neck, under the jaw, under the ear and other places, can also spread to the armpit and pelvis. Lymph nodes can be enlarged from soybeans amounted up to date, usually not painful.

3) whole body symptoms: itchy skin, thin body, often perspire when sleeping, fatigue, anemia, etc..

How does the diagnosis of lymphoma?

1) Examination radiography;

2) Examination of the bone marrow;

3) angiography glands of the foot;

4) liver biopsy;

5) CT examination.

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