Swollen (enlarged) lymph nodes:when need to visit Medical oncologist?

Swollen (enlarged) lymph nodes: when need to visit Medical oncologist or Hematologist?

✔️Swollen lymph nodes usually occur as a result of infection from bacteria or viruses.

✔️Rarely, swollen lymph nodes are caused by cancer.

There are two the most common areas to find swollen lymph nodes, 1️⃣ neck and 2️⃣ axillary areas (armpits).

ℹ️ When lymph nodes swell, a patient might notice:

✔️tenderness and pain in the lymph nodes,

✔️ swelling (may be the size of a pea or kidney bean, or even larger),

✔️ runny nose, sore throat, fever and other signs of an upper respiratory infection,

✔️ general swelling of lymph nodes throughout your body. When it occurs, it may indicate serious infection, such as infectious mononucleosis, or an immune system disorder, such as lupus or rheumatoid arthritis, or even human immunodeficiency virus (HIV),

✔️ sometimes there can be hard, fixed, rapidly growing nodes, indicating a possible cancer or lymphoma,

✔️ night sweats.

👍🏻 Some swollen lymph nodes return to normal when the underlying condition, such as a minor infection, gets better.

ℹ️ When you have to see a Medical oncologist?

If swollen lymph nodes:

🔴 have appeared without visible reason,

🔴 continue to enlarge or have been present for two to four weeks,

🔴 feel hard or / and don't move when you push on them,

🔴 are accompanied by persistent fever, night sweats or unexplained weight loss,

🔴 enlarged lymph nodes in axillary areas in ladies, especially older than 40 years old, is an indication to visit Breast specialist or Medical oncologist (risk of breast cancer which spread to axillary lymph nodes).

🆘Seek immediate medical care if you're also having difficulty swallowing or breathing.

🙏🏻 Please, stay healthy!

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