People with lymphoma usually develop abnormal lumps or bumps. This could be an enlarged lymph gland or an enlarged lump almost anywhere in the body, including the jaw, the stomach cavity, the skin, the liver or elsewhere.
If lymphoma first starts in the stomach or intestines, the first symptom might be belly pain or a bloating or enlargement of the abdominal area. If lymphoma first begins in the bone marrow (the factory where all blood cells are made), the initial symptom might be bone pain or anemia (lowering of the red blood cell count, causing weakness and fatigue).
Aside from tumor masses, "systemic B symptoms" may develop as the first manifestation of disease. These include persistent fever, drenching night sweats (so that the bed linens have to be changed several times each night) and/or the loss of more than 10 percent of the normal body weight.
