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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Biopsy

Hodgkin's lymphoma must be distinguished from non-cancerous causes of lymph node swelling (such as various infections) and from other types of cancer. Definitive diagnosis is by lymph node biopsy (removal of a piece of lymph node tissue for pathological examination).

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