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What it means
A group of blood cancers that start in lymphocytes and usually grow in the lymph nodelimf nohdA small, bean-shaped organ of the immune system that filters lymph fluid and holds white blood cells.Full entry , spleenspleenAn organ in the upper left abdomen that filters the blood and helps fight infection.splen/o spleenFull entry and other lymph tissue. The two main types are Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Treatment includes chemotherapy, radiation therapyray-dee-AY-shun THAIR-uh-peeTreatment that uses high-energy rays or radioactive material to kill cancer cells or shrink tumors.Full entry , immune therapies and stem cell transplant, and many forms can be cured or controlled.
For the nurse
Treatment lowers blood counts, so teach infection and bleeding precautions and to report a fever at once.
At a glance
| Spanish | linfoma |
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| Also written | lymphomas |
Related terms
lymph node
A small, bean-shaped organ of the immune system that filters lymph fluid and holds white blood cells.
metastasis
The spread of cancer cells from where the cancer started to other parts of the body.
lymphadenopathy
Swollen or enlarged lymph nodes.
radiation therapy
Treatment that uses high-energy rays or radioactive material to kill cancer cells or shrink tumors.