Hodgkin's lymphoma is also known as Hodgkin's syndrome or malignant lymphogranuloma; the disease bears the name of the discoverer, Thomas Hodgkin, who in 1832 described this neoplastic form for the first time.
The most common onset symptom of Hodgkin's lymphoma is swelling, usually painless, of a lymph node in the neck, armpit, or groin.
(a type of white blood cell). The precise reason why this verification event is still being investigated.However, it is known that in the onset of Hodgkin's lymphoma the genetic predisposition associated with environmental and infectious factors (previous infection with the Epstein-Barr virus) plays an important role. Furthermore, a correlation has been found with the alterations of the immune system that they weaken the normal defenses of the organism.
The risk of getting sick increases in the presence of first degree relatives already affected by the disease.
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