Lymph node

Imagine your child becoming seriously ill. You have no clue what’s causing his symptoms: hacking cough, red rash on his chest, a fever, and swollen lymph nodes. Four months later you find out the devastating news. I’ll never forget that day, Wednesday, July 10, 2013, one of the most frightening days of my life. Austin, my youngest son, at the age of 13, began to develop a hacking cough in March of 2013. Normally he was a physically healthy young man. So, to find out the cause we went to the…

this study, the following terms were conceptually defined to improve the understanding of this research work. Sarcoidosis. The universal definition of this term is “a chronic disease of unknown cause characterized by the enlargement of lymph nodes in many parts of the body and the widespread appearance of granulomas derived from the reticuloendothelial system.” In the context of this research, this is the disease being focused on. Neurosarcoidosis. The dictionary defined the term…

classic symptom of Lymphoma, enlarged lymph nodes or tumors of the lymph nodes, was first observed in the 17th century by an Italian biologist named Marcell Malpighi. (Lakhtakia & Burney, 2015). Very little more was observed about the disease until the 19th century, when Thomas Hodgkin, a researcher known as “inspector of the dead” due to the great number of autopsies he conducted, presented a paper on several patients with painless enlargement of their lymph nodes (Lakhtakia & Burney, 2015). …

lymphoma cells are in one lymph node group, or in the abdominal cells. In stage one there may be little to no symptoms, so it may escape detections in its early stages (National, Browley). In stage II the lymphomas are in at least two lymph node groups, either above or below the diaphragm, or in one part of an organ and the lymph node(s) near that area. There are more apparent symptoms now (National, Browley). In the third stage of NHL the lymphoma is in the lymph nodes above and below the…

The lymphatic system is a key system made up of tissues and organs that help maintain your immune system and clean the body of unwanted materials and toxins. In other words, the lymphatic system is the main line of defence when you become ill. in the case of some illnesses, the lymphatic system can be damaged and cause defects in your body that can have lifelong effects on your standard of living. Two diseases in particular are caused by a malfunction in the lymphatic system and they are called…

AIDS-related lymphoma is a broad term for a group of blood cancers that, as its name implies, affects AIDS patients. There are various types of non-Hodgkin lymphomas (NHLs) that this category encompasses, so it is not as clear-cut as one might imagine. AIDS-related lymphomas are very complex diseases with many factors to consider. It is important to understand the origin of AIDS-related lymphoma. According to the article “AIDS-Related Malignancies,” AIDS-related lymphoma is believed to be…

That she’d be able to walk, laugh and love like before. But like grains of sand, I watched my faith in the doctors and the medicine, and even in her, fall through my fingers. The cancer attacked her breasts, her lymph nodes, her lungs, her brain. It waged its war in intangible ways too, claiming her her desire to get out of bed in the morning, her ability to drive, patience, sense of humor, self-control, and certain memories, here and there. These were its prisoners…

Today, there are over 100 kinds of cancer. Cancer is a type of disease. Specifically, breast cancer is the top cancer in women both in the developed and developing world, which is increasing in the developing world due to the increase life expectancy, increase urbanization and adoption of western lifestyles. (WHO:20216) In the United States, 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime, allowing breast cancer to be responsible for 40,000 deaths each year. (National Breast…

It could be done by surgery, Radiation therapy, Chemotherapy, Surveillance, and High-dose chemotherapy with stem cell transplant. Surgery to remove the testicle and some of the lymph nodes may be done at diagnosis and staging. Radiation therapy is a cancer treatment that uses high-energy x-rays or other types of radiation to kill cancer cells or keep them from growing. Chemotherapy is a cancer treatment that uses drugs to stop the…

cachexia), excessive sweating especially at nights (night sweats), hormonal changes, anemia, bleeding tendencies due to deficiency of platelets (thrombocytopenia) etc. Symptoms of spread of cancer or metastasis This includes swelling of the nearing lymph…