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Are there easy tests for lymphoma?
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Non-Hodgkin's test: Although a diagnosis of non-hodgkin's lymphoma can be suspected by certain lab results (ldh, spep, cbc, beta-2 microglobulin) or radiology tests (ct or pet scan), there is no way to diagnose it without doing a biopsy (of a lymph gland or the bone marrow or the affected organ).
Answered 9/20/2013
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See below...: Usually a lymph node biopsy is necessary to establish the diagnosis unquestionably.
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