Swollen, painful lymph nodes for more than 1 month: see a doctor immediately before it’s too late!

Lymph nodes are lymphoid organizations that play an important role in the body’s immune system. They are scattered almost throughout the body, from the abdominal viscera to the soft tissue under the skin. Normally, you cannot feel the lymph nodes, but when they are large, they are easy to spot. Some common locations of swollen lymph nodes are lymph nodes in the neck, armpit, groin…

Swollen lymph nodes: from common pathology to cancer

There are many causes of swollen lymph nodes

There are many reasons why lymph nodes suddenly become swollen and painful, including benign causes. malignant and malignant (cancerous). Some benign causes that can cause enlarged lymph nodes are:

● Pharyngitis, tonsillitis: can cause your neck lymph nodes to swell

< p>● Hand infection can cause swollen armpit lymph nodes

● Infected legs: swollen inguinal lymph nodes…

According to doctors from Oncology Department of Thu Cuc International General Hospital Swollen lymph nodes are not simply due to common diseases. In fact, many cases of swollen lymph nodes are a warning sign of early-stage cancer or metastasis to the lymph nodes. auto-link-id=”6139c534fb044100119a1490″ data-content-name=”article-content-autolink” data-content-piece=”article-content-autolink_6139c534fb044100119a1490″ data-content-target=”https://dantri.com. vn/suc-khoe/ung-thu.htm” data-track-content=”” href=”https://dantri.com.vn/suc-khoe/ung-thu.htm”>cancer can cause large swollen lymph nodes including:

● Lymphoma: is a malignant disease that begins in the lymph nodes. Some types of lymphoma occur due to the spread of abnormal white blood cells to other parts of the body. In addition to the symptoms of large lymph nodes, be wary if your body shows many other disease warning symptoms such as itchy skin, fever, difficulty breathing, chest pain, loss of appetite…

Axillary lymph nodes can be a warning sign of breast cancer advanced stage

● Breast cancer: swollen lymph nodes in the armpit can be a warning sign of advanced stage breast cancer when cancer cells have spread to the lymph nodes armpit blood. This is also a factor that helps doctors evaluate the stage of the disease. Some other warning signs of breast cancer that you should not ignore are breast tumors, abnormal discharge from the nipples, shape, size of the breast, changes in the skin on the tumor, roughness like orange, irregular menstrual fever…

● Head, face and neck cancer: patients with nasopharyngeal cancer, oral cavity cancer, thyroid cancer… may experience swollen lymph nodes in the neck area under the chin.

Experts show how to distinguish benign and malignant lymph nodes

According to doctors at Thu Cuc Hospital, some lymph node properties can help distinguish benign and malignant lymph nodes:< /p>

● Size: normal lymph nodes are small in size, usually only a few millimeters in size, less than 1cm, and rarely enlarge over time. With malignant lymph nodes, the size of the lymph nodes usually increases gradually over time. Additional lymph nodes appear in many locations…

● Mobility: normal lymph nodes can move well and do not stick to nests. surrounding tissue while malignant lymph nodes are less mobile.

● Accompanying pathology: benign lymph nodes often appear when there is inflammation in the surrounding area. The lymph nodes become smaller and gradually subside when the inflammation occurs. gone…

● Duration of lymph node swelling: lymph nodes usually disappear after a few days, at most about 3 – 4 weeks. Be wary if swollen lymph nodes persist for more than 1 month because this can be a warning sign of chronic disease or cancer.

As soon as you have signs of unusual lymph nodes, go to the hospital for timely diagnostic examination

Not everyone can recognize benign and malignant lymph nodes and in fact the nature of the lymph nodes can change depending on the disease condition. Therefore, as soon as you have symptoms of abnormally swollen lymph nodes with no clear cause, it is best to go to the hospital to get an accurate diagnosis of the condition. Depending on the location of the swollen lymph nodes and the results of the clinical examination, the doctor may prescribe tests such as endoscopic ultrasound of the corresponding areas, CT scan, cell biopsy…

Swollen lymph nodes can be a warning sign of dangerous cancer and usually only appear in advanced or late stages. Therefore, please proactively have regular health check-ups to screen for cancer so that you can detect abnormalities early or when cancer has not yet manifested.

Accompany all customers in the fight against cancer. cancer International General Hospital Thu Cuc has developed and deployed many different cancer screening packages, including the enhanced cancer screening package (VIP) to help detect cancer. Show all cancers in the body.

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