Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Surgery

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Surgery is not used to treat non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

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Because of recent improvements in body scans (such as the CT scan, MRI, and PET scan), exploratory surgery is rarely used to classify NHL.

Author: Robin Parks, MS
Medical Review: Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine
Douglas A. Stewart, MD - Medical Oncology
Last Updated: 06/12/2006

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