Glossary for Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma

Abdominal mass: Abdominal swelling with hard mass felt
Anemia: Reduced ability of blood to carry oxygen from various possible causes.
Burkitt's lymphoma: Lymphoma associated with Epstein Barr virus.
Cancer: Abnormal overgrowth of body cells.
Cat scratch disease: An infectious disease transmitted through a cat's bite, scratch or lick and resulting primarily in lymph node pain and swelling. The condition can be mild or severe.
Enlarged liver: Swelling of the liver.
Erythema nodosum: Allergic skin condition usually on the legs
FUO: Fevers that occur for no apparent reason. The fever involves temperatures of greater than 38.3 degrees Celsius which occurs sporadically for more than three weeks. Infection and cancers are the most common causes of this type of fever.
Flu: Very common viral respiratory infection.
Groin swelling: Swelling in the groin joint area
HIV/AIDS: HIV is a sexually transmitted virus and AIDS is the progressive immune failure that HIV causes.
Hodgkin's Disease: A form of cancer that affects the lymphatic system.
Hyper-IgM Syndrome: A rare inherited immunodeficiency disorder which causes frequent infections involving the ears, eyes, sinuses, lungs, skin, respiratory tract and other areas of the body.
Immune disorders: Disorders that affect the immune system
Immunoproliferative diseases: Diseases characterised by proliferation of the lymphoid cells
Lymphocytosis: An abnormal increase in the number of lymphocytes in the blood.
Lymphoma: Cancer involving lymph nodes and the immune system.
Metastatic cancer: Any cancer that has spread to other parts of the body.
Mononucleosis: Common infectious virus.
Multiple Myeloma: A rare malignant cancer that occurs in the bone marrow. More common in skull, spine, rib cage, pelvis and legs.
Nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome: A rare genetic disorder characterized by basal cell carcinomas, broade face and rib abnormalities.
Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma: A type of lymphoma, a cancer affecting lymph nodes and the immune system.
Pain: A feeling of suffering, agony, distress caused by the stimulation of pain fibres in the nervous system
Peripheral neuropathy: Peripheral neuropathy is the term for damage to nerves of the peripheral nervous system, which may be caused either by diseases of the nerve or from the side-effects of systemic illness.
Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease: The development of B cell lymphomas that occurs as a complication due to the use of immunosuppressants following an organ transplant. The disorder can be alleviated by reducing immunosuppressant use but sometimes non-Hodgkin's lymphoma can develop which may be fatal.
Pruritus: The sensation of itch
Pyoderma Gangrenosum: A rare inflammatory skin disorder characterized by small red bumps or blisters which eventually become ulcerated.
Sarcoidosis: Rare autoimmune disease usually affecting the lungs.
Swelling symptoms: Symptoms causing swelling or enlargement.
Swollen lymph nodes: Swelling or enlargement of the lymph nodes
Swollen neck lymph nodes: Swollen lymph nodes in the neck region
Swollen spleen: Swelling or enlargement of the spleen
Thrombocytopenia: Decreased platelets in the blood