Surgery for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Surgery is often used to get a biopsy sample to diagnose and classify non-Hodgkin lymphoma, but it’s rarely used as a form of treatment.
When is surgery used to treat non-Hodgkin lymphoma?
Rarely, surgery may be used to treat lymphomas that start in the spleen or in certain organs outside the lymph system, such as the thyroid or stomach, and that have not spread beyond these organs. But for treating lymphoma that’s completely confined to one area, radiation therapy is usually preferred over surgery.
More information about surgery
For more general information about surgery as a treatment for cancer, see Cancer Surgery.
To learn about some of the side effects listed here and how to manage them, see Managing Cancer-related Side Effects.
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