What is DLBCL? · Signs and symptoms of DLBCL · Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma staging · How to calculate DLBCL prognosis with the IPI score?OmniCalculatorlogoWe’rehiring!EmbedShareviaDiffuseLargeB-cellLymphomaPrognosisCalculatorByŁucjaZaborowska,PhDcandidateLastupdated:Mar03,2021Tableofcontents:WhatisDLBCL?SignsandsymptomsofDLBCLDiffuselargeB-celllymphomastagingHowtocalculateDLBCLprognosiswiththeIPIscore?ThediffuselargeB-celllymphomaprognosiscalculatorestimatestheoverall&progression-freesurvivalwiththeuseoftherevisedIPIscoreforlymphoma.OurtoolservesasasimpleDLBCLprognosiscalculator–readontofindoutmoreaboutthediffuselargeB-celllymphomastaging,signsandsymptoms.🌡️WhatisDLBCL?DLBCLstandsforthediffuselargeB-celllymphoma.WhenwethinkaboutDLBCL,weusuallyconsideritaveryaggressiveneoplasmthatcaneasilyspreadtodifferentpartsofthebodyandcausesymptomsconnectedtorapidlygrowingcancermassescells.💡Lymphomaitselfisakindofbloodcancerthatdevelopsfromwhitebloodcells,calledlymphocytes.Lymphomasaredifferentfromleukemia(anothertypeofbloodcancer)becausetheymayformvisible,solidtumors;theirtypicalplaceofgrowtharelymphnodes,spleen,thymus.DLBCLisusuallydetectedamongolderpeople–it'sarelativelycommonlymphoma.Themostadvancedtypeofthedisease,DLBCLstage4,carries65%chanceofsurvival.🔎Rememberthateverysinglediseaseisdifferent–takealookatourdiffuselargeB-celllymphomaprognosiscalculatortofindoutprobableprognosismeasuredforyourspecificcircumstances.💉Bloodanditsneoplasmarebothprettydifficultsubjects–wouldyouliketofindoutmoreaboutit?MantlecelllymphomaHematocritandhemoglobinBloodtypeReticulocyteSignsandsymptomsofDLBCLLymphomasmaygounnoticedforalongerperiodoftime,uptothepointwhentheycausesevereandsuddencomplications.However,patientsusuallyexperienceso-calledB-symptoms,whichcanbeeasilyoverlooked:Fatigue😴Nightsweats💧Weightloss,withoutanyapparentreason,exerciseoraspecialdiet⚖️Unexplainedfever🌡️Suddeneventsthatrequiremedicalattentionconnectedtothelymphomainclude:Superiorvenacavasyndrome–swellingandreddeningoftheupp