Professor Dina Ben YehudaHematologist
What is Israel today? It is favorable climatic conditions and a high standard of living, as well as one of the best healthcare systems in the world with high-quality medical services.
It is no wonder that patients from all over the world choose Israel for diagnosis and treatment. Here, doctors of the highest qualification practice, proving to the world that there are no incurable diseases. There are severe and complex conditions that require a special individual approach and the use of innovative technologies, such as lymphosarcoma.
Israeli doctors, using all the latest advancements in scientific and technological progress, heal thousands of severely ill patients every year, who are considered hopeless in other countries, such as the CIS. The return of patients to a normal life with high quality is one of the priorities of medical practice in Israel.
Lymphosarcoma: treatment in Israel using innovative approaches
Effective treatment of lymphosarcoma must be comprehensive and carried out using highly effective methods tailored to the patient's overall condition and examination results.
- Chemotherapy as the priority method for cancer treatment in Israel. Chemotherapy uses drugs that suppress the growth and development of tumour cells in the bone marrow and the body as a whole. Cytostatic drugs are prescribed – medications that inhibit the processes of division and growth of malignant cells. In addition, the latest generation of drugs – monoclonal antibodies – are used, which quickly detect atypical cells and help the immune system destroy them. Monoclonal antibodies are the latest development by Israeli doctors. These unique drugs are created from human immune cells and multiplied to a vast number to cope with the incredible number of continuously mutating and relentlessly multiplying atypical cells.
- Radiation therapy. Radiation is performed remotely and locally. For remote radiation, the latest model linear accelerators are used. The newest devices allow for the precise targeting of a high-energy beam directly at the affected area, bypassing healthy tissues and cells. Local radiation therapy, or brachytherapy, involves the introduction of a radioactive substance into the tumour. This unique method allows for the irradiation of the neoplasm from the inside, without affecting the surrounding tissues.
- Surgical treatment. Surgical intervention is indicated in the case of an isolated tumour focus in the abdominal cavity. The removal of the spleen, a section of the gastrointestinal tract, or an affected lymph node is performed, followed by histological examination.
- Bone marrow transplantation. This procedure is performed to restore hematopoiesis and replenish losses in the hematopoietic system after chemotherapy and radiation. Healthy stem cells, entering the bone marrow, begin to produce a large number of new healthy hematopoietic cell elements after a period of adaptation. This method is used both as a therapeutic (healthy cells act destructively on cancer cells) and as a preventive (to prevent complications after aggressive therapy).
Lymphosarcoma in Israel: effective treatment is impossible without accurate diagnosis
Diagnosis, like the treatment of lymphosarcoma, must be comprehensive, covering all possible methods for making an accurate diagnosis, determining the type of tumour, the stage of the tumour process, and the location of the primary focus of the lesion – in the bone marrow or lymph nodes.
The diagnostic program for lymphosarcoma is carried out within 3 days – this time is sufficient for experienced diagnostic doctors at Top Ichilov to confirm or refute the diagnosis, as well as to clarify all characteristics of the identified tumour process and develop an individual treatment program.
Day one – consultation with the leading diagnostic physician
A physician with extensive experience in diagnosing lymphosarcoma examines the patient, studies the medical history and research results brought by the patient from home. The doctor compiles a medical history and an individual diagnostic program.
Day two – diagnostic procedures
On the second day of stay at the clinic, the patient undergoes examinations and provides tests.
- Blood test. The blood picture can provide insights into the state of the hematopoietic system and disturbances in the cellular composition due to disorders in the blood formation process.
- Bone marrow puncture. To understand which blood cells are abundant, which are scarce, and which cells have degenerated and mutated, a bone marrow puncture is necessary – samples are taken through sternal puncture (puncture of the sternum) or iliac bone trepanobiopsy. The study of the punctate allows for the detection of disturbances in the cellular composition and the determination of the type of lymphosarcoma based on cytogenetic and molecular genetic studies.
- Lumbar puncture. The cellular composition of the spinal cord is studied to determine the extent of damage to the central nervous system. This is performed using a long hollow needle to collect a sample of cerebrospinal fluid (fine-needle aspiration biopsy).
- CT, MRI, PET-CT are very informative for clarifying the stage of damage to the mediastinal lymph nodes. In addition, PET-CT can detect metastases – the smallest and most distant ones.
- Ultrasound allows for the detection of early signs of the disease: abdominal organs and lymph nodes are examined.
- Scintigraphy is informative for studying bone tissue and detecting metastases in the bones.
Day three – development of the treatment program
On the third day, leading doctors at Top Ichilov – oncologists, hematologists, oncohematologists – collaboratively develop a treatment scheme for lymphosarcoma based on the diagnostic results according to individual plans and in accordance with international protocols and standards. An expert group of specialized professionals monitors the correct implementation of all treatment procedures and makes adjustments as necessary.
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Lymphosarcoma: why it occurs and what dangers it poses
Lymphosarcoma is a group of blood and hematopoietic system diseases, also known as non-Hodgkin lymphomas. Initially, lymphosarcoma is localized in the bone marrow or lymph nodes. Depending on which cells predominate, B-cell and T-cell lymphomas are distinguished.
The causes of lymphosarcoma remain unidentified, but provoking factors or risk factors for the development of the disease have been outlined: hereditary predisposition, genetic pathologies, prolonged exposure to ionizing radiation (harmful working conditions), autoimmune diseases. In addition, lymphosarcoma can develop as a complication after organ and tissue transplantation.
The nature of the clinical picture and the severity of symptoms depend on the localization of the malignant process focus.
- If the primary lymphosarcoma is located in the mediastinum, the patient's complaints are related to the dysfunction of the thoracic organs: a feeling of heaviness and compression behind the sternum, swallowing difficulties, shortness of breath with minimal physical exertion, cyanosis of the facial skin, and swelling.
- If lymphosarcoma has affected the abdominal organs, complaints of abdominal pain, an increase in volume, constipation due to intestinal obstruction, and the presence of a palpable mass in the abdominal cavity arise.
- If lymphosarcoma is located in the tonsillar ring, the timbre of the voice changes, hoarseness appears, and the tonsils enlarge.
- If lymphosarcoma has affected the lymph nodes: inguinal, supraclavicular, and axillary lymph nodes increase in size and become firm.
- If lymphosarcoma has affected the nervous system: vision disturbances (sharpness and clarity), possible partial paralysis of the upper or lower limbs, seizures, disturbances in tactile sensitivity and motor function are noted.
- Lymphosarcoma, like any cancer, manifests with common symptoms for all oncological diseases: general weakness, rapid fatigue, loss of appetite, weight loss, and unexplained persistent fever.
Lymphosarcoma: oncohematology in Israel is curable
And here's why:
- Here, the best doctors practice, for whom returning patients to a normal life, a life without cancer, is both a life and professional credo. They fight daily against oncological diseases and quite successfully, as confirmed by their growing global reputation and testimonials from healed patients.
- In Israel, the newest medical diagnostic and treatment equipment is available, which allows high-class specialists to easily and quickly, within 3 days, establish a diagnosis and successfully treat oncological diseases.
- Medication treatment of lymphosarcoma in Israel is a top priority. The most recent drugs for chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapy, as well as supportive treatment, are used in cancer medication treatment.
- Surgical treatment of lymphosarcoma and blood cancer in general is performed at Top Ichilov using unique minimally invasive techniques to preserve the highest possible quality of life for the patient.
- High quality at moderate prices. Prices for lymphosarcoma treatment in Israel are significantly lower than in Europe and America – by 30-50%, while the quality of medical care in some clinics is even higher. Moreover, prices at Top Ichilov are always fixed, and there is no prepayment. Additionally, the entire treatment and diagnostic process is paid for gradually, for each medical service after it is provided.
- For foreign patients, all conditions for rapid recovery have been created – a medical translator who solves all patient problems and accompanies them throughout their stay at Top Ichilov, organizing leisure activities, as well as caring for the patient during treatment and rehabilitation.
- Guaranteed absence of medical errors and negligence in the work of medical personnel due to oversight by the Israeli Association of Medical Tourism, of which Top Ichilov Clinic is a member as one of the best clinics in Israel.
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