Symptoms of Lymphoma in Children

Lymphoma is a systemic disease that is more common in children and often develops in an insidious manner. Many parents lack knowledge about lymphoma and ignore the early signs and symptoms of the disease, or treat it as another disease and miss the best treatment period. Symptoms of early childhood lymphoma:

1. Lymph node enlargement: mainly superficial lymph node enlargement, the most common site of lymph node involvement is the neck, followed by the armpits and groin. The early symptoms are similar to lymphadenitis. The swollen lymph nodes are peristaltic, painless, hard, and can be moved. In the early stage, they are not adhered to each other, but can fuse in the late stage. Antibiotic treatment is ineffective, and the lymph nodes are getting bigger day by day. Lymph nodes in other parts of the body are also swollen.

2. Compression symptoms caused by swollen lymph nodes: As the disease progresses, the cancer will compress other parts of the child's body. For example, compression of the esophagus can cause difficulty in swallowing, and compression of the trachea can cause coughing, chest tightness, difficulty breathing and cyanosis.

3. Fever: Children with lymphoma often have irregular fever, which may be long-term low-grade fever or periodic fever, accompanied by hepatosplenomegaly, abdominal pain, etc. Therefore, when children have unexplained lymphadenopathy or fever, and the lymphadenopathy lasts for a long time without tenderness, they should be examined and treated in time.