Facts About Lymphoma

5. Threefold Diagnosis Process

In most cases when a doctor checks a patient for lymphoma, they request a lymph node biopsy. When lymph nodes do not show visible swelling, medical imaging tests can help to determine where the mass is, accompanied by a biopsy. With a biopsy, the doctor removes the suspicious lymph node and examines it under a microscope for cancerous cells. After the biopsy, a number of tests are performed to help determine which kind of cancer has developed, including a bone marrow biopsy.