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Mantle Cell Lymphoma
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Condition overview
Attributes
Commonalityis rare
Linked signs and symptoms
20Each sign/symptom opens its own page and links back to related conditions.
- Abdominal Bloating
- Anaemia (Anemia)
- Appetite Loss (Anorexia)
- Cachexia (Weight Loss, Muscle Wasting, Fatigue, Weakness)
- Fatigue
- Fever (Raised Body Temperature)
- Indigestion (Dyspepsia)
- Lymph Node in Groin Swollen
- Lymph Node Lump in Armpit
- Lymph Nodes Neck Swollen
- Lymph Nodes Sudden Growth
- Lymph Nodes Swollen (Glands)
- Nausea
- Night Sweats
- Pain Abdominal
- Pain Back Lumbar
- Pain Bone
- Splenomegaly
- Vomiting
- Weight Loss (Body Mass Index Decreased)
Linked drugs / medications
3Medication information is educational only. A doctor or pharmacist should advise whether any medicine is appropriate.
Treatments, therapies and supportive options
3Grouped by treatment type. These are educational database links, not personal treatment recommendations. Evidence labels are shown only where stored in the EH database.
Alternative medicine
1Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
15These are pulled from both EH diagnostic-test link tables, including the older large test-link table.
- Alpha-Fetoprotein (AFP, Serum AFP, Blood)
- Blood Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) Test
- Calcium Concentration (Blood, Total)
- Fecal Fat Determination (Fat Absorption Test, Fecal Fat Stain)
- Fetal Hemoglobin (Hemoglobin F, HbF) Concentration
- Fibrin Degradation Products (FDPs, Fibrin Split Products, FSPs, Fibrin Breakdown Products, Fbps)
- Heamatocrit (Hct)
- Hemoglobin (Hb) Concentration
- Lymphocyte Immunophenotyping
- Phosphate Concentration (PO4, Phosphorus)
- Platelet Count
- Protein Electrophoresis (Blood, Serum Protein)
- Red Blood Cell (RBC) Count
- Urine B2 Microglobulin Concentration
- Urine Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) Test
Biological markers/agents
15This visual map shows biological markers/agents reported as increased or decreased with this condition. These are educational relationships only; test results must be interpreted by a qualified clinician because ranges vary by lab, method, age, sex and clinical context.
Often increased
10- Alpha-Fetoprotein (Non-Pregnant, Serum)Reference range exampleAll: 5–40 ng/mLLinked diagnostic testsAlpha-Fetoprotein (AFP, Serum AFP
- Calcium (Blood, Total)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 8.5–10.4 mg/dL; Birth - 2wks: 7.6–10.3 mg/dLLinked diagnostic testsCalcium Concentration (Blood, Total)
- Fecal FatReference range exampleAll: 1,000–7,000 mg/24hrsLinked diagnostic testsFecal Fat Determination (Fat Absorption Test, Fecal Fat Stain)
- Fetal Hemoglobin (Hemoglobin F, HbF)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 0–2.1 %; Birth - 2wks: 56–90 %Linked diagnostic testsFetal Hemoglobin (Hemoglobin F, HbF) Concentration
- Fibrin Split ProductsReference range exampleAll: 0–1 mg/dLLinked diagnostic testsFibrin Degradation Products (FDPs, Fibrin Split Products
- Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (Blood hCG)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 0–5 units/LLinked diagnostic testsBlood Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) Test
- Phosphate (PO4, Phosphorus, P)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 2.5–4.5 mg/dL; Birth - 2wks: 4.3–9.2 mg/dLLinked diagnostic testsPhosphate Concentration (PO4, Phosphorus)
- PlateletsReference range exampleChild (0 - 16y): 150–450 109/L; Adult ( > 16y): 135–380 109/LLinked diagnostic testsPlatelet Count
- Urine B2 MicroglobulinReference range example0–1 mg/24hrsLinked diagnostic testsUrine B2 Microglobulin Concentration
- Urine Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)Reference range exampleAll: 0–5.1 units/LLinked diagnostic testsUrine Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) Test
Often decreased
5- B Cells (CD19 Percentage)Reference range exampleAll: 3–25 %Linked diagnostic testsLymphocyte Immunophenotyping
- Beta GlobulinReference range exampleAll: 0.7–1.2 gm/dLLinked diagnostic testsProtein Electrophoresis (Blood, Serum Protein)
- Hemoglobin (Hb)Reference range exampleFemale: 78–100 gm/dL; Male: 76–100 gm/dLLinked diagnostic testsHemoglobin (Hb) Concentration, Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH) Weight Test
- RBC MassReference range exampleFemale: 36–48 %; Male: 42–52 %Linked diagnostic testsHeamatocrit (Hct)
- Red Blood Cells (RBC)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 3.6–5 106/mm3; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 4.2–5.4 106/mm3Linked diagnostic testsRed Blood Cell (RBC) Count
Introduction / full article
Mantle Cell Lymphoma
Efficacy of Alternative and Other Treatments According to GRADE* Ranking:
Vitae Elixxir[1, 2, 3]:
Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It is proposed only as a weak supportive symptomatic support, and even then, has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present. Warning: Possible side effects of Vitae Elixxir include diarrhoea, pain, and a general worsening of existing symptoms.
Recommendation: No recommendation (Available evidence does not support claims that vitae elixir helps to treat Lymphomas)
Grade of Evidence: very low quality of evidence
Summary References
Treatments:
1. Ades T, Alteri R, Gansler T, Yeargin P, "Complete Guide to Complimentary & Alternative Cancer Therapies", American Cancer Society, Atlanta USA, 2009
2. http://www.annieappleseedproject.org/vitaeelixxir.html
3. http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/HerbsVitaminsandMinerals/vitae-elixxir
4. http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/attachments/National/br_1172589724.pdf
5. http://www.macmillan.org.uk/Cancerinformation/Cancertypes/Lymphomanon-Hodgkin/TypesofNHL/Mantlecell.aspx
6. http://www.lymphomainfo.net/nhl/types/mantle.html
7. http://lymphoma.about.com/od/nonhodgkinlymphoma/p/mantlecell.htm
8. http://www.mantlecelllymphoma.org/atf/cf/{3413d045-8d4e-49bd-a304-639a1585d465}/MCL FACT SHEET.PDF
9. http://www.cancerhelp.org.uk/type/non-hodgkins-lymphoma/about/types/mantle-cell-lymphoma
10. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/203085-overview
11. http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary/?CdrID=445048
12. http://www.mlnm.com/resources/mantle_cell_lymphoma_backgrounder.pdf
13. http://www.nci.edu.eg/journal/00_03_01.pdf
14. http://www.pnas.org/content/97/6/2773.full.pdf