Symptoms

Children with Hodgkin lymphoma may experience the following symptoms:

• Painless swelling of lymph nodes in the neck, underarm, or groin that doesn’t go away in a few weeks
  
  
• Unexplained fever (without other signs of infection) that doesn’t go away
  
  
• Itching
  
  
• Fatigue
  
  
• Unexplained weight loss
  
  
• Night sweats (usually drenching)
  
  
• Coughing or problems breathing (if the affected lymph nodes are in the chest and are pressing on the windpipe)

Sometimes, children with Hodgkin lymphoma do not show any of these symptoms. Or, the symptoms may be caused by a medical condition that is not cancer. If you are concerned about a symptom on this list, please talk with your child’s doctor.