Differential diagnosis for lymphoma
Common and important differential diagnosis for lymphoma presenting with lymphadenopathy – for doctors’ exams, medical student finals, OSCEs, PACES and CPD
| Classification of diagnosis | Diagnosis |
|---|---|
| Other malignancy | Lymphatic metastasis from solid organ malignancy |
| Non-malignant | Reactive lymphadenopathy, to a lesion (infectious, traumatic or malignant) in the tissues drained by the affected lymph node |
| Non-malignant | Associated with connective tissue disease |
| Non-malignant | Viral infection (particularly acute Epstein-Barr virus infection, and HIV) |
| Non-malignant | Granulomatous disease (Tuberculosis, sarcoidosis) |
| Non-malignant | Toxoplasmosis, Cat-scratch disease |
| Non-malignant | Castleman's disease |