These swollen lymph nodes are mostly painless. You might also notice weight loss, night sweats, itchy skin, fevers, fatigue, excessive bleeding, infections, and anemia. In order to determine if lymphoma is present, you need a biopsy of the affected node or organ. Sometimes surgery is necessary. The usual operation, called a laparotomy, explores the organs of your abdominal cavity for disease.
Treatment depends on what stage and type of lymphoma is found.
It can either be chemotherapy or radiation therapy, or both. Very high dose chemotherapy and radiation therapy are sometimes followed by bone marrow transplantation. All rights reserved. Information in this document is subject to change without notice.