Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
| Subclass of | lymphoma, neoplasm, hematopoietic system disease, disease  |
|---|---|
| Health specialty | hematology, oncology |
| Genetic association | BRAF, CASP10 |
| ICD-9-CM | 202.80 |
| Opposite of | Hodgkin lymphoma |
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), dem sanso know as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, be a group of blood cancers wey dey include all types of lymphomas except Hodgkin lymphomas.[1] Symptoms dey include enlarged lymph nodes, fever, night sweats, weight loss, den tiredness.[1] Oda symptoms fi include bone pain, chest pain, anaa itchiness.[1] Sam forms be slow-growing while odas be fast-growing.[1] Unlike Hodgkin lymphoma, wich often dey spread in an orderly pattern between nearby lymph nodes, NHL fi involve multiple parts of de body wey no fi follow a predictable spread.[2]
Diagnosis
[edit | edit source]Tests give non-Hodgkin lymphoma dey include;
- Complete blood count (CBC).
- Blood chemistry studies.
- Hepatitis B den hepatitis C test.
- HIV test.
- CT scan (CAT scan).
- PET scan (positron emission tomography scan).
- Bone marrow aspiration den biopsy.
If dem find cancer, de following tests fi be done to study de cancer cells:
- Immunohistochemistry.
- Cytogenetic analysis.
- Immunophenotyping.
Oda tests den procedures fi be done wey dey depend on de signs den symptoms dem see den wer de cancer dey form insyd de body.[3][4]
References
[edit | edit source]- 1 2 3 4 "Adult Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment (PDQ®)–Patient Version". NCI. 3 August 2016. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- ↑ Kyriakidis I, Pelagiadis I, Stratigaki M, Katzilakis N, Stiakaki E (May 2024). "B–NHL Cases in a Tertiary Pediatric Hematology—Oncology Department: A 20-Year Retrospective Cohort Study". Life. 14 (5): 633. Bibcode:2024Life...14..633K. doi:10.3390/life14050633. PMC 11122206. PMID 38792653.
- ↑ "Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment - NCI". 24 November 2023.
- ↑ "Non-Hodgkin lymphoma - Diagnosis". 23 October 2017.
External links
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- Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma at American Cancer Society
- Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma from Cancer.net (American Society of Clinical Oncology)
