Lymphoma is a malignant tumor in blood system diseases, which originates from lymph nodes or lymphoid tissues outside lymph nodes and turns into tumor cells. Since lymph nodes and lymphoid tissues are distributed all over the body, lymphoma can occur in any part of the body. Among them, lymph nodes, tonsils, spleen, bone marrow and gastrointestinal tract are the most vulnerable parts.
Lymphoma is increasing year by year, with more males than females, and most of them are 20-40 years old. The cause of the disease is not completely clear, which may be related to virus infection, low immune function and chromosome abnormality. According to the histopathological changes of lymphoma, it can be divided into Hodgkin lymphoma and non Hodgkin lymphoma.
In the last century, great progress has been made in the treatment of lymphoma. The survival period has been extended, and the prognosis is more optimistic than that of leukemia. Some patients of certain types may be cured by chemotherapy and radiotherapy. At present, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, which are mainly chemotherapy, are combined with comprehensive treatment. In combination with biological treatment, surgical treatment, traditional Chinese medicine, bone marrow transplantation or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, patients can achieve long-term remission and disease-free survival, and the possibility of cure is increasing.