Hard to say....: The natural history of hodgkin disease is difficult to know. Lymph nodes can enlarge quite rapidly, though not at fast as certain other lymphomas (for example t-cell). It is almost impossible to say how long it takes for lymph nodes to become enlarged, because we don't go looking for microscopic disease at the beginning when a patient has no symptoms. Good treatments exist. I wish you well.
Answered 9/7/2013
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Varialbe, monhts: It can take few weeks ot few months for ln to get large and noticalbe butthey keep growing, if you have enlarged ln see your physician immediately, if you have been diagnosed or been treated previously with hodgkin's see you oncologist immediatley.
Answered 9/14/2013
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