Lymphatic System

• adenoiditis - inflammation of adenoids
• autoimmune disease - immune system attacks the body, e.g. rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythmatosus
• elephantiasis - inflammation and obstruction of lymph vessels, results in enlarged tissue due to edema
• Hodgkins disease - cancer of the lymphatic cells found in concentration in lymph nodes
• lymphadenopathy - general term for lymph node disease
• lymphangioma - tumor in a lymphatic vessel
• lymphoma - tumor in lymphatic tissue
• mononucleosis - acute viral infection with large number of atypical lymphocytes
• non-Hodgkins lymphoma - cancer of the lymphatic tissue other than HL
• thymoma - tumor of thymus gland