Depending on its type, localization, and stage, the non-Hodgkin Lymphoma can produce several symptoms. There are some cases in which the patient doesn’t feel any signs or symptoms of a disease such as this until the cancer cells are spread throughout several parts of the human body. Some common signs and symptoms of the non-Hodgkin Lymphoma include, but are not limited to: enlarged lymph nodes, fever, extreme exhaustion, weight loss, and cough.
In most cases, an enlarged lymph node in the neck, armpit or groin (or even in some cases, a swollen node near the elbow, in the throat or the ears) can be a clear sign of non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. It has to be taken into consideration that there are at least 600 lymph nodes in the human body and that sometimes, an enlarged lymph node can merely be the result of inflammation or other circumstances and are not in all cases a symptom or sign of non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. However, if the doctor identifies an enlarged lymph node with no rational explanation (such as inflammation), non-Hodgkin Lymphoma may be the case.
The American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) identifies two stages for the non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Each stage presents different signs and symptoms. In the “Stage A”, the patient has not experienced any of the symptoms enlisted in the “B” stage, which are the following: the person has lost at least 10% of its corporal weight six months before the diagnosis, it has high temperatures of fever (above 38°C – 100.4°F), and suffers uncontrolled and excessive sweating and chills, most of the time at night. If it’s the case, the individual has to be put under medical control immediately.
It’s important to bear in mind that there are several cases in which the individual has no symptoms of the lymphoma, and in those cases, it’s either discovered by accident by a doctor in a routine medical examination, or it’s not noticed until the person is under care for a related or unrelated disease.
https://www.cancer.org/cancer/non-hodgkin-lymphoma/detection-diagnosis-staging/signs-symptoms.html
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