Diagnosis, that too at the earliest, is essential to decide the treatment of any disease including follicular lymphoma. A clinician must evaluate the early signs and symptoms of the follicular lymphoma to decide the line of treatment. Often the line of treatment depends upon the staging of follicular lymphoma. The stages of lymphoma are defined as follows: Stage I – Only one lymph node region is involved. Stage II – Two or more lymph node regions are involved.
Stage III – Multiple lymph node regions are involved. Stage IV – There is widespread involvement of a number of organs or tissues other than lymph node regions or structures, such as the bone marrow. Staging tests — A number of tests are available to help determine which areas of the body have been affected by follicular lymphoma. Tests that may be done include: Blood tests Bone marrow biopsy Computed tomography (CT) scan Positron…
