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Lymphoma (non-Hodgkin's)
| Lymphoma (non-Hodgkin’s) | FBC , differential WCC , blood film . Lymph node ( FNAB or excision) biopsy or tissue biopsy; cell immunophenotyping , lymphocyte typing - diagnosis, classification and prognosis established by histology and immunophenotyping. Additional diagnostic and prognostic information from cytogenetics and molecular genetics on biopsy specimen; protein (total), albumin, protein electrophoresis, immunoglobulins G, A, M , paraprotein analysis, LD , beta-2-microglobulin. Bone marrow aspiration and trephine biopsy for staging. |
| Nodal (lymphadenopathy) | Lymph node biopsy , incl FNAB . See also Angioimmunoblastic lymphadenopathy under Immunoproliferative disorders . |
| Classification (Working Formulation) | A recent classification, the Revised European-American Lymphoma (REAL) classification is currently being modified. |
| Low grade | |
| Small lymphocytic | |
| Follicular small, cleaved | |
| Follicular mixed small and large cleaved | |
| Intermediate grade | |
| Follicular large | |
| Diffuse small cleaved | |
| Diffuse mixed small and large | |
| Diffuse large | |
| High grade | |
| Large immunoblastic | |
| Lymphoblastic | |
| Small, non-cleaved | |
| Cutaneous | Skin biopsy . |
| Disseminated B cell lymphoma | |
| T cell lymphoma | |
| Sézary syndrome | |
| Mycosis fungoides | |
| Visceral incl | Biopsy of appropriate tissue. |
| Intestinal lymphoma |
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