Lymphoma is the most rapidly increasing cancer worldwide. Diagnosing lymphoma is often challenging as patients may present with a wide range of clinical features. Therefore, a complete history and physical examination of the patient is mandatory for diagnosis. Moreover, laboratory tests, imaging diagnostic methods, and tissue samplings are of great help depending on the presentation, location of the adenopathy, and patient-specific risk factors.
In this video, Dr. Sandeep Kukkar discusses what are the lymph nodes and lymphadenopathy, the importance of the site, size consistency and contiguity of lymph nodes, the difference between localized and generalized lymphadenopathy, clinical features of lymphoma, how to differentiate and diagnose Hodgkin and Non-Hodgkin lymphoma .
