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What takes place after your Lymphoma diagnoses.

4/3/2014

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After adult  Hodgkin lymphoma has been
diagnosed, tests are done to find out if cancer cells  have spread within the lymph system or to other parts of the body.


The process used to find out if cancer  has spread within the lymph  system or to other parts of the body is called staging.  The information gathered from the
staging process determines the stage  of the disease. It is important to know the stage in order to plan treatment.  The following tests and procedures may be used in the staging process:



  • CT  scan (CAT scan): A procedure that makes a series of detailed pictures of areas inside the body, taken from different angles. The pictures are made by a computer linked to an x-ray  machine. A dye  may be injected  into a vein  or swallowed to help the organs  or tissues  show up more clearly. This procedure is also called computed tomography,  computerized tomography, or computerized axial tomography. For adult Hodgkin  lymphoma, CT scans of the neck, chest, abdomen,  and pelvis  are taken.



  • PET-CT  scan : A procedure that combines the
    pictures from a positron  emission tomography (PET) scan and a computed  tomography (CT) scan. The PET and CT scans are done at the same time on the  same machine. The pictures from both scans are combined to make a more detailed  picture than either test would make by itself. A PET scan is a procedure to find malignanttumorcells  in the body. A small amount of radioactiveglucose  (sugar) is injected into a vein. The PET
    scanner  rotates around the body and makes a picture of where glucose is being used in  the body. Malignant tumor cells show up brighter in the picture because they are  more active and take up more glucose than normal cells do.



  • Bone  marrow aspiration and biopsy : The
    removal of bone  marrow, blood,  and a small piece of bone by inserting a
    hollow needle into the hipbone or breastbone.  A pathologist  views the bone marrow, blood, and
    bone under a microscope  to look for signs  of cancer.

 Some of the tests that were done to diagnose  the cancer or to find out the stage  of the cancer may be repeated. Some tests
will be repeated in order to see how  well the treatment is working. Decisions
about whether to continue, change, or  stop treatment may be based on the
results of these tests. This is sometimes  called re-staging.


 Some of the tests will continue to be done from time to time after treatment has ended. The results of these tests can show if your condition  has changed or if the cancer has recurred  (come back). These tests are sometimes called follow-up  tests or check-ups.

 
National Cancer Institute (September 2013)


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