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In follicular lymphoma will they ever remove lymph nodes?
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Only for diagnosis: Lymphoma is treated with medicine (chemotherapy). The only role of surgery is to get tissue so we can determine what type of lymphoma is present.
Answered 4/10/2014
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To make diagnosis: In follicular lymphoma lymph nodes are only removed to make a diagnosis. Surgical resection of additional lymph nodes does not provide benefit.
Answered 3/10/2015
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