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My dr is running blood tests for lymphoma. what kind of blood tests will he run specifically? and i know that a blood test can't diagnose lymphoma.

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Elaborate: Please let us know, have you been diagnosied with lymphoma, or are the tests for staging or pre-treatment purposes?

Answered 4/26/2013

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Dr. Agos Luca answered

See below...: Occasionally lymphoma cells can be identified circulating in the peripheral blood but, generally speaking, a blood test is not the usual way to diagnose lymphoma. Most of the time a lymph node biopsy is necessary for the definitive diagnosis of lymphoma.

Answered 4/18/2014

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