Advanced symptom of lymphatic cancer?
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A few years ago, I heard from my father that a relative had advanced lymphoid cancer, and the symptoms were obvious before death, but the family still insisted on treatment, hoping to extend his life. Moved, I couldn't help but wonder what the symptoms of advanced lymphoid cancer were, so I made a related investigation.
Advanced symptom of lymphatic cancer?
First, advanced lymphoma can cause systemic symptoms, such as fever, fatigue, night sweats, loss of appetite, chest tightness, abdominal pain, anemia, emaciation, hepatosplenomegaly, etc. The symptoms of advanced lymphoid cancer before death can be persistent high fever or intermittent low fever. A few patients have periodic fever. The typical manifestation of fever in patients with advanced lymphoid cancer is sweating when fever subsides.
Second, alcohol pain, in 20 minutes after drinking, the lesion local pain. Its symptoms can be earlier than other symptoms and X-ray manifestations, which has certain diagnostic significance. When the lesion was relieved, the alcohol pain disappeared immediately, and aggravated when it recurred.
Third, pruritus is one of the symptoms of advanced lymphoid cancer. Focal pruritus occurs in the lymphatic drainage area of the lesion, and systemic pruritus mostly occurs in the mediastinum or abdominal lesions.
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Lymphatic cancer will also metastasize to the gastrointestinal tract, liver, gallbladder, bone, skin, tonsil and mouth, nose, pharynx corresponding symptoms. For example, the change of gastrointestinal digestive system is also a point that can not be ignored in the pre death symptoms of advanced lymphoid cancer. The clinical manifestations were anorexia, abdominal pain, diarrhea, abdominal distension, intestinal obstruction and bleeding.