How to check lymphoma

As we all know, cancer is a disease with a very high mortality rate. Many patients and even their families are unwilling to face it. However, in recent years, lymphoma has threatened the health of many people and brought a heavy psychological burden to patients. In order to prevent the disease, let's take a look at the scientific examination methods for lymphoma.

1. Ask about medical history in detail

It includes the first symptoms, the time of onset of lymph node enlargement and the subsequent rate of increase, and the presence or absence of systemic symptoms, such as fever, night sweats, itchy skin, weight loss, etc. For non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, the presence or absence of gastrointestinal symptoms should be inquired.

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. Cell diagnosis and tissue biopsy examination.

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.

Radioactive isotope Y-ray scanning can detect potential swollen lymph nodes in the body. Lymphoma cells can circulate throughout the body with the blood, so a bone marrow puncture is necessary to determine whether there is metastasis within the bone marrow. In addition, cases of infiltration of the Waldeyer ring should be examined and diagnosed by the otolaryngology department, and a gastric X-ray should be performed. When swollen lymph nodes are found in the digestive tract, the entire digestive tract should be examined from the stomach to the large intestine, or an X-ray or fiber endoscopy should be performed. When lesions are found in organs such as the lungs, liver, eyes, brain, and testicles, relevant examinations should be performed while consulting with specialists for the relevant organs.

5. Laboratory examination

In daily life, go for regular physical examinations and always pay attention to whether your body has any signs of brain cancer. If there are some reactions, you need to find out what is causing the discomfort. To confirm whether it is brain cancer, you need to go to the hospital for specific examinations, check your blood test indicators, CEA, CA125, and do MRI and other examinations to confirm the diagnosis.

With the development of medical technology, we can see that there are many ways to check for lymphoma, which ensures that the diagnosis rate of lymphoma is quite high. I hope that friends will not be careless in life. Once you feel any changes in your body, you should go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment, so as to reduce the harm of lymphoma!