Sunday, June 22, 2008

Painless swelling of the lymph nodes found that early diagnosis and treatment

Do you know what the tumor a significant impact on the labour » Malignant lymphoma, must be "among the best." As a malignant tumor, the disease often occur in young and middle-aged and older, the incidence rate increased year by year, particularly non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. According to U.S. statistics, 20 increased 84 percent in some major cities in China also increased by 50%. So has aroused special attention to the medical profession. Primary malignant lymphoma is in the lymphatic system of blood cancer. At present, in accordance with international standards on the unity it is divided into two categories: non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (referred to as the NHL) and Hodgkin's lymphoma (referred to as HL). Comparing the performance of malignant lymphoma concealed and difficult to be aware that some of the early signals in particular deserves attention: ⑴ no clear reason for the conduct of the lymph nodes. ⑵ "lymph node TB," the formal course of anti-tuberculosis treatment, "chronic lymphadenitis," the general anti-inflammatory treatment invalid. ⑶ swollen lymph nodes and fever were treated and sometimes turn for the better, but often repeated, and the general trend of the progress. ⑷ unknown reason the long-term cyclical low heat or fever should consider the possibility of malignant lymphoma, particularly with skin itching, sweating, and also with swollen lymph nodes. ⑸ malignant lymphoma can affect all body organs and tissues, some of the mediastinum, abdominal, organ of lymphoma, or because of other medical checks were not found. In particular, is painless swelling of the lymph nodes, from soybeans to date the big, medium hardness, tenacity, uniform and fullness, to the integration between the latter part of the disease into pieces. If the above symptoms, should be timely to specialist or hospital treatment of the disease. Over the past 20 years, with the development of science and technology, the lymphoma also gained a deeper level of study. Early detection, through a standardized diagnosis and treatment, the cure rate can be improved, the survival time can be extended, on the basis of this, to some extent malignant lymphoma have become curable diseases. Clinically, due to the increase of new drugs, treatment continue to accumulate experience, whether recent or long-term effect of survival have made considerable progress. Malignant lymphoma can be divided into more than 30 kinds of subtype. Different subtypes have different prognosis, the slow progress of some illness, some swift, powerful. Should use different types of different treatment methods. The high degree of malignancy of the subtypes are often used strong chemotherapy and the prevention of central nervous system, blood stem cell transplantation. The B-cell subtypes proposed to be the source of immune therapy, chemotherapy and Rituximab treatment. Many studies show that the first time, the success of the treatment decision can cure the disease. After 6-8 courses of treatment norms, the tumor can be dissipated all of the patients, the possibility of high-cured.

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