Distinguish between swollen lymph nodes and lymphoma: 1. The symptoms are different. Swollen lymph nodes are often caused by bacterial or viral infections, and patients often have previous surrounding tissue infections that cause swollen lymph nodes to which they belong at the same time, sometimes caused by respiratory tract infections or even soft tissue infections. Patients usually have significant pain, and the swollen lymph nodes can gradually subside with regular anti-inflammatory treatment, such as cephalosporin antibiotics, and also with appropriate oral medications with a purgative effect, which can also help the swollen lymph nodes subside. Lymphoma is a kind of malignant tumor of blood, which is mainly painless lymph node enlargement, hepatosplenomegaly, all organs of the body can be involved, and some patients can also be accompanied by fever, night sweats, wasting and other symptoms.2. It can be distinguished by pathology, performing lymph node puncture biopsy, or excisional lymph node biopsy, and many white blood cells and granulocytes can be seen in the lymph nodes, while tumor cells can be seen in the lymphoma.