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==Overview== | |||
Diffuse large B cell lymphoma is an aggressive tumour which can arise in virtually any part of the body,<ref name="Kumar2009">{{cite book |first1=Vinay |last1=Kumar |first2=Abul K. |last2=Abbas |first3=Nelson |last3=Fausto |first4=Jon C. |last4=Aster |title=Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease |date=28 May 2009 |publisher=Elsevier Health Sciences |isbn=978-1-4377-2015-0 |page=607}}</ref> and the first sign of this illness is typically the observation of a rapidly growing mass, sometimes associated with [[fever]], [[weight loss]], and [[night sweats]].<ref name="UpToDateEpi2012">{{cite book |first1=Arnold S. |last1=Freeman |first2=Jon C. |last2=Aster |editor1-first=Denise S. |editor1-last=Basow |title=UpToDate |year=2012 |publisher=UpToDate |location=Waltham, MA |chapter=Epidemiology, clinical manifestations, pathologic features, and diagnosis of diffuse large B cell lymphoma |chapterurl=http://www.uptodate.com/contents/epidemiology-clinical-manifestations-pathologic-features-and-diagnosis-of-diffuse-large-b-cell-lymphoma}}</ref> | |||
==Physical Examination== | |||
* Common physical examination finding is rapidly growing mass which can arise in virtually any part of the body. | |||
* Sometimes associated with | |||
* [[fever]] | |||
* [[weight loss]] | |||
* [[night sweats]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Diffuse large B cell lymphoma is an aggressive tumour which can arise in virtually any part of the body,[1] and the first sign of this illness is typically the observation of a rapidly growing mass, sometimes associated with fever, weight loss, and night sweats.[2]
Physical Examination
- Common physical examination finding is rapidly growing mass which can arise in virtually any part of the body.
- Sometimes associated with
- fever
- weight loss
- night sweats
References
- ↑ Kumar, Vinay; Abbas, Abul K.; Fausto, Nelson; Aster, Jon C. (28 May 2009). Robbins & Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease. Elsevier Health Sciences. p. 607. ISBN 978-1-4377-2015-0.
- ↑ Freeman, Arnold S.; Aster, Jon C. (2012). "Epidemiology, clinical manifestations, pathologic features, and diagnosis of diffuse large B cell lymphoma". In Basow, Denise S. UpToDate. Waltham, MA: UpToDate.