The lymph system is a network of lymph nodes and arteries that transport lymph fluid throughout the body. Lymph fluids include infection-fighting white blood cells. Lymph nodes operate as filters, collecting and eliminating germs and viruses to prevent illness from spreading.
While the lymph system normally defends your body, lymphocytes, which are lymph cells, can become malignant. Lymphomas are the medical term for malignancies that affect the lymphatic system.
Lymphomas, or tumors of the lymphatic system, account for almost half of all blood cancers diagnosed each year. This system, which is made up of lymph nodes in your neck, armpits, groin, chest, and belly, eliminates waste from your body and creates immune cells. Lymphoma cells form when abnormal lymphocytes, a kind of white blood cell that fights infection, proliferate and accumulate in your lymph nodes. These malignant cells weaken your immune system over time.
Lymphoma is a category of malignant lymphocyte neoplasms with over 90 subtypes. Lymphoma is a malignancy that begins in immune system cells in the body.