Diseases
follicular lymphoma
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Overview
What is follicular lymphoma? Follicular lymphoma is the most common type of of low-grade non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). It develops when white blood cells cluster together to form lumps in your lymph glands or organs. There are two main types of lymphoma: Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Symptoms
- painless swelling in your neck, armpit or groin caused by enlarged lymph nodes.
- fatigue.
- fever that infection or other illness is causing.
- weight loss with no known cause, particularly losing 10% or more of your weight
- sweating and chills
Causes
- researchers don’t know all of the factors that cause follicular lymphoma. they do know changes in people’s chromosomes cause about 85% of cases.
Risk factors
- age. getting older is a strong risk factor for lymphoma overall
- family history
- race, ethnicity, and geography.
Diagnosis
- biopsy
- positron emission tomography (pet) scans
- computed tomography (ct) scan:
Medicines used
Frequently asked questions
What is follicular lymphoma?
What is follicular lymphoma? Follicular lymphoma is the most common type of of low-grade non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). It develops when white blood cells cluster together to form lumps in your lymph glands or organs. There are two main types of lymphoma: Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
What are the symptoms of follicular lymphoma?
painless swelling in your neck, armpit or groin caused by enlarged lymph nodes., fatigue., fever that infection or other illness is causing., weight loss with no known cause, particularly losing 10% or more of your weight, sweating and chills
What causes follicular lymphoma?
researchers don’t know all of the factors that cause follicular lymphoma. they do know changes in people’s chromosomes cause about 85% of cases.
Which medicines are used for follicular lymphoma?
interferon alfa 2b
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