Lymphoma-patient version

Lymphoma-patient version

Anatomy of the lymph system, showing the lymph 

vessels and lymph organs including lymph nodes, 

tonsils, thymus, spleen, and bone marrow.

Lymphoma is cancer which starts in the cells of the lymph system. Lymph system is part of the immune system, which helps the body fight infection and disease. Because lymphatic tissue is found through the body, lymphoma can start almost anywhere.

The two main types of lymphoma are Hodgkin lymphoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). It can be in both children and adults

Most people with Hodgkin lymphoma are a classic type. In this way, the lymph nodes are called the large, abnormal lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) Reid-Sternberg cell. Hodgkin lymphoma can usually be cured.

There are many different types of NHLs that come from different types of white blood cells (B-cell, T-cell, NK cells). Most types of NHL form NH-BL from B-cells may be depressed (slow growing) or aggressive (increasing rapidly). The most common type of NHL in adults, spreads B-lymph lymphoma, which is usually invasive, and is folicular lymphoma, which is usually aromatic.

Mycosis mazakia and cesi syndrome are types of NHL which begin in white blood cells in the skin. The primary central nervous system Lymphoma is a rare type of NHL that starts in the brain, spinal cord or white blood cells in the eyes.

The chance of treatment and treatment depends on the stage and on the type of lymphoma.