Bone marrow biopsy

Lymphoma - Non-Hodgkin - Diagnosis

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Doctors use many tests to find, or diagnose, cancer. They also do tests to learn what parts of the body are affected by the cancer. Because the lymph system is throughout the body, any lymph organ may be involved with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). Doctors may also do tests to learn which treatments could work best.

Leukemia - Acute Lymphoblastic - ALL - Childhood - Diagnosis

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Doctors use many tests to find, or diagnose, leukemia. They also do tests to learn if cancer has spread to another part of the body from where it started. If the cancer has spread, it is called metastasis. Doctors may also do tests to learn which treatments could work best.

Mastocytosis - Diagnosis

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Doctors use many tests to find, or diagnose, mastocytosis. Doctors may also do tests to learn which treatments could work best.

A biopsy is the only sure way for the doctor to know whether an area of the body has mastocytosis. In a biopsy, the doctor takes a small sample of tissue for testing in a laboratory. If a biopsy is not possible, the doctor may suggest other tests that will help make a diagnosis.

Leukemia - Chronic T-Cell Lymphocytic - Diagnosis

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Doctors use many blood and bone marrow tests to diagnose leukemia. They also do tests to learn how much it may have spread. Doctors may also do tests to learn which treatments could work best.

A patient’s signs and symptoms may cause a doctor to suspect leukemia. But, blood and/or bone marrow tests are the only way to know whether a person has leukemia.

Leukemia - Chronic Lymphocytic - CLL - Diagnosis

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Doctors use many tests to find, or diagnose, CLL. Doctors may also do tests to learn which treatments could work best. For CLL, it may be best to visit a hematologist-oncologist for diagnosis. A hematologist-oncologist is a doctor who specializes in diagnosing and treating blood cancers.

Leukemia - B-cell Prolymphocytic Leukemia and Hairy Cell Leukemia - Diagnosis

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Doctors use many blood and bone marrow tests to diagnose HCL and PLL. They also use these tests to find out how much the disease has spread. Doctors may also do tests to learn which treatments could work best.

Your doctor may suspect that you have HCL or PLL based on your symptoms. Blood and bone marrow tests are the only sure way for the doctor to know if you have HCL or PLL.

Leukemia - Acute Lymphocytic - ALL - Diagnosis

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Doctors use many tests to find, or diagnose, cancer. They also do tests to learn if cancer has spread to another part of the body from where it started. If this happens, it is called metastasis. For example, imaging tests can show if the cancer has spread. Imaging tests show pictures of the inside of the body. Doctors may also do tests to learn which treatments could work best.

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