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Detailed Guide: Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin Type
Surgery

Surgery is often used to obtain a biopsy sample to diagnose and classify a lymphoma, but it is rarely used as a treatment option.

In rare cases it may be used to treat lymphomas that start in certain organs outside of the lymph system, such as the thyroid or stomach, and that have not spread beyond these organs. But for treating lymphoma that is completely confined to one area, radiation therapy is usually preferred over surgery.

Last Medical Review: 07/17/2009
Last Revised: 07/17/2009
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