Can you feel fine and have lymphoma?

Signs and Symptoms of Hodgkin Lymphoma. You or your child can have (HL) and feel perfectly well. But HL often causes symptoms or changes that should be checked by a doctor.

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Signs and Symptoms of Hodgkin Lymphoma

You or your child can have (HL) and feel perfectly well. But HL often causes symptoms or changes that should be checked by a doctor.

Lump(s) under the skin

The most common symptom of HL is a lump in the neck, under the arm, or in the groin, which is an enlarged lymph node. It doesn’t usually hurt, but it may become painful after drinking alcohol. The lump might get bigger over time, or new lumps might appear near it or even in other parts of the body. Still, HL is not the most common cause of lymph node swelling. Most enlarged lymph nodes, especially in children, are caused by an infection. Lymph nodes that grow because of infection are called reactive or hyperplastic nodes. These often hurt when they're touched. If an infection is the cause, the node should go back to its normal size after the infection goes away. Other cancers can cause swollen lymph nodes, too. If you have an enlarged lymph node, especially if you haven’t had a recent infection, it’s best to see a doctor so that the cause can be found and treated, if needed.

B symptoms

Some people with HL have what are known as B symptoms:

Fever (which can come and go over several weeks) without an infection

Drenching night sweats

Weight loss without trying (at least 10% of your body weight over 6 months) These symptoms are an important part of staging HL and determining a person’s outlook.

General (non-specific) symptoms

Other possible symptoms of HL include:

Itching skin

Feeling tired (fatigue)

Loss of appetite

Sometimes the only symptom might be feeling tired all the time.

Cough, trouble breathing, chest pain

If HL affects lymph nodes inside your chest, the swelling of these nodes might press on the windpipe (trachea) and make you cough or even have trouble breathing, especially when lying down. Some people might have pain behind the breast bone.

If you have symptoms

Having one or more of the symptoms above doesn’t mean you definitely have HL. In fact, many of these symptoms are much more likely to be caused by other problems, like an infection. Still, if you or your child has any of these symptoms, have them checked by a doctor so that the cause can be found and, if needed, treated.

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What does Hodgkin's lymphoma pain feel like?

nhs.uk - Symptoms: Hodgkin Lymphoma — NHS

The most common symptom of Hodgkin lymphoma is a swelling in the neck, armpit or groin. The swelling is usually painless, although some people find that it aches. The swelling is caused by an excess of affected lymphocytes (white blood cells) collecting in a lymph node (also called lymph glands). Lymph nodes are pea-sized lumps of tissue found throughout the body. They contain white blood cells that help to fight infection. However, it's highly unlikely that you have Hodgkin lymphoma if you have swollen lymph nodes, as these glands often swell as a response to infection.