Hodgkin?s lymphoma

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Lymphatic system Lymphoma, malignant - CT scan Hodgkin's disease, liver involvement Immune system structures

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Hodgkin?s lymphoma

• Painless swelling of the lymph nodes in the neck, armpits, or groin (swollen glands)
• Fatigue
• Fever and chills
• Night sweats
• Weight loss
• Loss of appetite
• Generalized itching

• Excessive sweating
• Skin blushing or flushing
• Neck pain
• Hair loss
• Flank pain
• Clubbing of the fingers or toes
• Splenomegaly

The disease may be diagnosed after:

• A lymph node biopsy
• A bone marrow biopsy
• A biopsy of suspected tissue
• Detection of Reed-Sternberg (Hodgkin's lymphoma) cells by biopsy

• A physical examination
• CT scans of the chest, abdomen, and pelvis
• A bone marrow biopsy
• Blood chemistry tests
• A PET scan (a nuclear medicine test that looks for tumor cells throughout the body)
• Abdominal surgery to biopsy the liver and take out the spleen to see if it is affected by the lymphoma. However, because the other tests are now so good at detecting the spread of Hodgkin's lymphoma, this surgery is usually unnecessary.

• T-lymphocyte count
• Small bowel biopsy
• Schirmer's test
• Peritoneal fluid analysis
• Mediastinoscopy with biopsy
• Gallium scan
• Ferritin
• Cytology exam of pleural fluid
• Cryoglobulins
• Bone marrow aspiration
• Blood differential
• ACE levels

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