Which department should I go to for diagnosis of lymphoma

Lymphoma is a notorious cancer that kills many people every year. If the patient has lymphoma in the abdominal cavity, the patient will have symptoms of intestinal obstruction and indigestion. If the patient has lymphoma in the ureter, there will be hydronephrosis and even difficulty urinating. When the patient has lymphoma in the bile duct, the patient will have symptoms of jaundice and loss of appetite. However, with the gradual improvement of medical standards, lymphoma can now be cured to a considerable extent. Which department is better for lymphoma?

Patients with lymphoma can go to the oncology department, but do not go to any random hospital. It is best for patients with lymphoma to go to a regular hospital. They can go to a large hospital above the tertiary level for a series of treatments, and they can also go to a specialized oncology hospital for treatment.

Diagnosis of Lymphoma

1. Ask about the patient's medical history in detail, including the first symptom, the time of onset of lymph node enlargement and the subsequent rate of enlargement, and whether there are systemic symptoms, such as fever, night sweats, itchy skin, weight loss, etc. For non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, ask about the presence of gastrointestinal symptoms.

2. Physical signs

(1) Check whether the superficial lymph nodes in the whole body are swollen, whether the skin and appendages are invaded, and whether the pharyngeal lymph ring, breast, testicles, etc. are invaded.

(2) Other venous or lymphatic obstruction, tracheal compression, superior vena cava syndrome, etc.

3. Cytodiagnosis and tissue biopsy

The exact diagnosis of malignant lymphoma is obtained by the pathologist using a microscope to observe tissue specimens taken from the lesion site. For this purpose, when the lymphoma is located in the skin, the skin is cut open and the local lymph nodes are removed; when the lymphoma is located in the gastrointestinal tract, a fiber endoscope is used to observe the relevant conditions of the tumor and to perform a biopsy of part of the tumor tissue to confirm the diagnosis.

Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma can be further divided into 10 stages from low-grade malignancy to high-grade malignancy. There are two types of classification: the international classification and the Japanese LSG classification. The monoclonal antibody test can also divide it into two types: T-cell type and B-cell type.

4. Full body examination

Once the pathological diagnosis of malignant lymphoma is confirmed, a full-body examination is required to understand the spread of the lesion. The lymph nodes on the surface of the body can be measured by palpation, and the retroperitoneal lymph nodes can be identified through CT and abdominal ultrasound. CT and B-ultrasound examinations can also identify abnormalities in abdominal organs such as the liver and spleen.