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Can High Blood Lymphocyte Count Indicate Cancer?
sir, my cousin 15 yr old is facing some health problems .now she is hospatelised.now her blood count is 6,so they r giving blood.after testing her blood the dr said that in blood lymphocyte count is high..sheis little fatty .thats y am asking this question...pls explain me..is lymphocytosis is a cancer?or do lymphocytosis leads to cancer?
Thu, 23 Apr 2015
Thanks for your question on HCM.
I can understand your cousin's situation and problem.
Your cousin is having low hemoglobin and high lymphocytes.
This is seen in blood cancer like leukemia and lymphoma.
Other causes for high lymphocytes are
1. Viral infection
2. Chronic infection like tuberculosis or fungal infection.
So to differentiate between all these, I advice to go for bone marrow biopsy.
In bone marrow biopsy, if blasts are seen than possibility of blood cancer is high.
So consult hematologist and discuss all these.
I can understand your cousin's situation and problem.
Your cousin is having low hemoglobin and high lymphocytes.
This is seen in blood cancer like leukemia and lymphoma.
Other causes for high lymphocytes are
1. Viral infection
2. Chronic infection like tuberculosis or fungal infection.
So to differentiate between all these, I advice to go for bone marrow biopsy.
In bone marrow biopsy, if blasts are seen than possibility of blood cancer is high.
So consult hematologist and discuss all these.
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