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Diffuse large B cell lymphoma surgery

Introduction

Overview

Overview

Surgical intervention is not recommended for the management of diffuse large B cell lymphoma. The primary role of the surgery in DLBCL is the diagnosis of the lymphoma.

Surgery

Surgery

  • Surgical intervention is not recommended for the management of diffuse large B cell lymphoma due to the efficacy of chemotherapy, radiotherapy and hematopoietic Stem cell transplantation.
  • The primary role of surgery in DLBCL is diagnostic in the form of lymph node or tissue biopsy.[1]
  • Surgery can be considered in treatment of primary splenic, hepatic or gastric Lymphomas.
References

References

  1. ↑ Weledji EP, Orock GE (2015). “Surgery for Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma”. Oncol Rev. 9 (1): 274. doi:10.4081/oncol.2015.274. PMC 4698592. PMID 26779310.


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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sowminya Arikapudi, M.B,B.S. [2], Anila Hussain, MD [3]