Is repeated sore throat a sign of lymphoma?

Lymphoma is a relatively serious disease, a malignant tumor, which often occurs in young and middle-aged people, and is more common in men than in women. If it is not diagnosed and treated in time, it will be extremely harmful to one's health. Because the site and range of invasion of lymphoma cells are different, the symptoms are very inconsistent. The primary site can be in the lymph nodes or in the lymphatic tissue outside the lymph nodes. But in general, the common symptoms of lymphoma are as follows:

1. Local manifestations

Lymph node enlargement is a symptom of lymphoma, including superficial and deep lymph nodes. Its characteristics are that the enlarged lymph nodes are progressive, painless, hard, and can be moved. In the early stage, they are not adhered to each other, but in the late stage, they can fuse. Anti-inflammatory and anti-tuberculosis treatments are ineffective. Superficial lymph nodes are more common in the neck, followed by the armpits and the abdominal groove. Deep lymph nodes are more common in the mediastinum and beside the abdominal aorta. Lymph node enlargement causes local compression symptoms, mainly deep lymph nodes, such as enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes, which can compress the esophagus and cause dysphagia; compress the superior vena cava to cause superior vena cava syndrome; compress the trachea to cause coughing, chest tightness, dyspnea and cyanosis.

2. Systemic symptoms of lymphoma

Fever: The fever pattern is mostly irregular, ranging between 3839°C for many years. Some patients may have continuous high fever, or intermittent low fever, and a few have periodic fever; Weight loss: Most patients have weight loss, reducing their original body weight by more than 10% within 6 months; Night sweats: Sweating at night or after falling asleep.