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biopsy inconclusive, why would a physician want to treat as if it is lymphoma and begin chemo/radiation tr

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Submitted by Ross on Fri, 09/18/2009 - 08:56.

What was inconclusive about the biopsy? For example it could be that the biopsy confirmed lymphoma but maybe the pathologist was unable to determine the subtype; in other words, they can say that it's "a B-cell lymphoma" but can't classify it any further down. In that case, it's likely that the chemo treatment would be pretty much the same whether they know the B-cell subtype or not.

I think the biggest problem is determining the subtype in T-cell lymphomas; sometimes- in fact, quite often- the subtype is never identified.

They may however have been able to stage the disease and believed that immediate treatment was important.

All that ... or the physician is an awful physician. They're out there.

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Submitted by eklicea1 on Wed, 09/30/2009 - 14:59.

Ross,

Thank you very much. Seems to be case of extreme lack of communication that left patient and daughter in a terrible anxious state.

Finally, found out after the radiation began, that patient is diagnosed with A Typical Non-Hodgkins Cell-Type B Lymphoma. Do not know the subtype yet.

Appreciate your responsiveness.

icl

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icl

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