How long does it take to detect lymphoma

Cancer is a disease that is difficult to cure at present. There are many types of cancer clinically, but no matter what kind of malignant tumor it is, the earlier it is treated, the higher the cure rate. Today, I will focus on explaining the disease of lymphoma. Many people may not know much about the examination method of lymphoma. How long does it take to detect lymphoma?

Experts suggest that the question of "how long does it take to detect lymphoma" is related to many factors. For example, different detection methods require different amounts of time, which is also related to the hospital chosen by the patient.

The following experts will introduce to you the general examination items for lymphoma.

1. Routine blood test and blood smear

Routine blood tests are generally normal and may be combined with anemia of chronic disease; HL may show an increase in PLT, WBC, and eosinophilia; aggressive NHL invading the bone marrow may cause anemia, a decrease in WBC and PLT, and lymphoma cells may appear in the peripheral blood.

2. Bone marrow smear and biopsy

HL rarely involves the bone marrow. NHL invades the bone marrow, and lymphoma cells can be seen in bone marrow smears. The cells are large, rich in chromatin, gray-blue, and obviously abnormal in morphology, with a "tailing phenomenon"; lymphoma cells ≥ 20% are lymphoma leukemia; bone marrow biopsy can show lymphoma cell aggregation and infiltration. Some patients have increased hemophagocytosis and hemophagocytosis in bone marrow smears, which are more common in T-cell NHL.

3. Blood biochemistry

Increased LDH is related to tumor burden and is an indicator of poor prognosis. HL may be accompanied by increased ESR and ALP.

4. Cerebrospinal fluid examination

Patients with moderately to highly aggressive NHL clinical stage III/IV may have central nervous system involvement or central nervous system symptoms and require cerebrospinal fluid examination, which is manifested by increased cerebrospinal fluid pressure, increased biochemical protein, and increased number of conventional cells, mainly mononuclear cells. Lymphoma cells may be found in pathological examination or flow cytometry.

If you are unfortunately diagnosed with lymphoma, don't give up treatment just because it is difficult to cure. Clinically, if lymphoma is discovered in time and treated in a professional hospital as soon as possible, it can effectively curb the spread of cancer cells. Therefore, patients must have the determination to defeat lymphoma.