Glossary
The state-of-the-art glossary for Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia.
Adenopathy
Adenopathy in the glossary for Waldenström's macroglobulinemia
Disease or inflammation involving glandular tissue, especially involving lymph nodes.
Adenopathy is the term used to describe any disease or inflammation that involves glandular tissue or lymph nodes. The term is generally used to refer to lymphadenopathy (swollen lymph nodes). Symptoms of lymphadenopathy include painful, warm, or red lumps under the skin, fatigue, skin rash, unexplained weight loss and fever or night sweats.1
Glossary overviewReferences
1.Ferrer R. Lymphadenopathy: Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation. Am Fam Physician 1998: 15;58(6):1313-1320.
