Lymphoma blood test
 

A week ago, my doctor did standard blood tests for lymphoma. They came back normal. Since I have an unexplainable cyst on the spleen, he said there's another blood test that could be done to tell me definitely if I have lymphoma. He said the standard blood tests are not definitive, but that this one would be. Has anyone ever heard of this blood test?

Re: Lymphoma blood test
 

[QUOTE=jc5]A week ago, my doctor did standard blood tests for lymphoma. They came back normal. Since I have an unexplainable cyst on the spleen, he said there's another blood test that could be done to tell me definitely if I have lymphoma. He said the standard blood tests are not definitive, but that this one would be. Has anyone ever heard of this blood test?[/QUOTE]
To my knowledge there is no blood test for lymphoma. There is a biopsy of an available lymphnode, and there is a bone marrow biopsy. In these tests, they extract fluid not blood, and look for cancer cells under the microscope.

Re: Lymphoma blood test
 

HI,

Don't CBC counts rule out lymphoma?