What are the examination methods for lymphoma

Lymph is an important immune organ in the human body. If the resistance is reduced, it is easy to cause lymphoma. This disease is very harmful to patients, so you should go to the hospital for examination in time and then treat the symptoms. However, if you want to clearly diagnose the disease, you need to do a lot of examination items, so patients must understand it clearly. So what examinations are needed for lymphoma?

Routine blood test: The blood count of patients with early or newly diagnosed lymphoma is mostly normal. However, with disease progression, bone marrow involvement, hypersplenism, and after multiple chemotherapy and radiotherapy, the patient's routine blood test may show a decrease in the three lineages.

Bone marrow examination: The bone marrow invasion rate can be as high as 30% when diagnosing lymphoma, and it is inconsistent for different histological subtypes and different clinical stages. Patients with high-grade or advanced lymphoma are more likely to have bone marrow involvement. The invaded bone marrow cells have the characteristics of nuclear distortion and obvious nuclear division. Since about 70% of patients with lymphoma have focal involvement of the bone marrow, and 30% have diffuse and interstitial invasion, multiple punctures and biopsies are expected to increase the positive rate of the examination.

Imaging examination: X-rays are of great reference value in the diagnosis of malignant lymphoma. At present, routine X-ray examinations include posterior-anterior and lateral chest films, supplemented by tomography when necessary, in order to observe the hilar, mediastinal, and subcarinal lymph nodes of the trachea, and also to observe whether there is any invasion in the lungs. CT, magnetic resonance imaging, and color Doppler ultrasound examinations are very helpful in discovering lesions in the mediastinum, retroperitoneum, and other hidden parts.

Histopathological examination: Pathological examination of lymph nodes or other affected tissues is the main basis for confirming lymphoma and pathological type. Malignant lymphoma generally needs to be confirmed by pathological examination. Optical microscopic examination of lymph nodes not only observes the morphology of cells, but also the structure of the entire lymph node and the reaction of interstitial cells. Therefore, it is best to take complete lymph nodes for examination and avoid taking partial lymph nodes as much as possible.

Through the above introduction, everyone should know what examinations are needed for lymphoma. Experts remind: Tumors can make people feel very afraid, so when you suffer from lymphoma, you must go to a regular hospital for treatment in time. Don’t let your life be ruined in hesitation. Early detection and early treatment can still completely control cancer.