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Lymphomas are categorized into two broad groups: non-Hodgkin lymphoma and Hodgkin lymphoma. Both types can occur in either children or adults. Most lymphomas arise from the two main types of white blood cells called lymphocytes: B lymphocytes (B cells) and T lymphocytes (T cells).
- What type of cancer is lymphosarcoma?
- What is the difference between lymphoma and lymphosarcoma?
- What is lymphosarcoma in humans?
- Is lymphoma a death sentence?
- What is the most common early symptom of lymphoma?
- What's the difference between Hodgkin's and non Hodgkin's?
- Can leukemia be cured?
- Is SLL curable?
- Is lymphosarcoma hereditary?
- Are all cancers carcinomas?
- Where do you itch with lymphoma?
- What is Reticulosarcoma?
- What is a Myosarcoma?
- What is lymphosarcoma of intestine?
What type of cancer is lymphosarcoma?
Lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic system, which is part of the body's germ-fighting network. The lymphatic system includes the lymph nodes (lymph glands), spleen, thymus gland and bone marrow. Lymphoma can affect all those areas as well as other organs throughout the body.
What is the difference between lymphoma and lymphosarcoma?
Lymphoma is also known as lymphosarcoma or non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. It is one of the most commonly treated cancers in our practice. Many different species of animals can develop lymphoma, including humans, dogs, and cats. The disease can take on many forms.
What is lymphosarcoma in humans?
Listen to pronunciation. (LIM-foh-sar-KOH-muh) An obsolete term for a malignant tumor of lymphatic tissue.
Is lymphoma a death sentence?
Myth #1: A diagnosis of lymphoma is a death sentence.
Treatments are very effective for some types of lymphoma, particularly Hodgkin's lymphoma, when detected early on. In fact, medical advances over the last 50 years have made Hodgkin's lymphoma one of the most curable forms of cancer.
What is the most common early symptom of lymphoma?
The most common sign of lymphoma is a lump or lumps, usually in the neck, armpit or groin. These lumps are swollen lymph nodes, sometimes known as 'glands'. Usually, they're painless.
What's the difference between Hodgkin's and non Hodgkin's?
If in examining the cells, the doctor detects the presence of a specific type of abnormal cell called a Reed-Sternberg cell, the lymphoma is classified as Hodgkin's. If the Reed-Sternberg cell is not present, the lymphoma is classified as non-Hodgkin's.
Can leukemia be cured?
Leukemia is a type of cancer that affects your blood cells and bone marrow. As with other types of cancer, there's currently no cure for leukemia. People with leukemia sometimes experience remission, a state after diagnosis and treatment in which the cancer is no longer detected in the body.
Is SLL curable?
Although it isn't curable, it is manageable with treatment. SLL often comes back after it's treated. Most people will need to go through a few rounds of treatment to keep their cancer under control.
Is lymphosarcoma hereditary?
Family history. Lymphoma is not passed on from parent to child (inherited). Most people who have a close family member with lymphoma or another blood cancer do not develop lymphoma themselves.
Are all cancers carcinomas?
Not all cancers are carcinoma. Other types of cancer that aren't carcinomas invade the body in different ways. Those cancers begin in other types of tissue, such as: Bone.
Where do you itch with lymphoma?
Typically, these plaques develop on the face or buttocks or within skin folds. As a skin lymphoma rash progresses, papules (small bumps) may start to appear. Some individuals with skin lymphoma also experience erythroderma, a reddening of the skin that's often accompanied by dryness, itchiness and scaliness.
What is Reticulosarcoma?
Reticulosarcoma, nowadays usually referred to as non-Hodgkin's malignant lymphoma, is a particularly rare primary bone tumour. This study includes 12 cases observed over more than 15 years.
What is a Myosarcoma?
[ mī′ō-sär-kō′mə ] n. A malignant tumor derived from muscular tissue.
What is lymphosarcoma of intestine?
Lymphosarcoma has been reported in all parts of the intestinal tract. In the small bowel, the ileum is the most common site and the duodenum the least common. This incidence appears to parallel the richness of the lymphatic tissue in the gut. Lesions have been reported in the colon, especially in the rectal region.
