Positron emission tomography

Mesothelioma - Diagnosis

ON THIS PAGE: You will find a list of common tests, procedures, and scans that doctors use to find the cause of a medical problem. Use the menu to see other pages.

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.

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.

Cáncer colorrectal - Diagnóstico

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Los médicos realizan muchas pruebas para detectar o diagnosticar el cáncer. También realizan pruebas para averiguar si el cáncer se ha diseminado a otras partes del cuerpo desde el lugar donde se inició. Si el cáncer se ha diseminado, se denomina metástasis. Los médicos también pueden hacer pruebas para determinar qué tratamientos podrían funcionar mejor.

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