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August 26, 2014CLINICAL TRIALS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR PTCL & CTCL PATIENTS:

CLINICAL TRIALS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR PTCL & CTCL PATIENTS:
Once the sample is taken it is sent to pathology to be evaluated and tested. This may include various types of testing, depending on the sample and diagnosis.
In order to make a diagnosis of T cell leukemia or lymphoma or NK cell leukemia or lymphoma, a sample of your blood, bone marrow or organ tissue will need to be obtained so it can be examined by a hematopathologist (doctor who specializes in the diagnosis of leukemias and lymphomas).
The way cancers are diagnosed can be somewhat of a "black box" to those who are not familiar with pathology and the clinical laboratory. In order to handle samples that are submitted for a cancer diagnosis, many specialized people and instruments will be involved. This article will try to demystify what goes into handling, processing, and testing samples in order to make a diagnosis of lymphoma (cancer of lymphocytes).
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