Sequential nonsurgical and surgical staging of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Chabner B, Johnson R, Young R, Canellos G, Hubbard S, Johnson S, DeVita V. Sequential nonsurgical and surgical staging of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Annals Of Internal Medicine 1976, 85: 149-54. PMID: 782309, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-85-2-149.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Hodgkin's lymphomaStaging of non-Hodgkin's lymphomaStaging laparotomyLiver biopsyStage III or stage IV diseasePresence of disseminated diseaseDiagnostic proceduresStage IV diseaseBone marrow biopsyPercutaneous liver biopsySequence of diagnostic proceduresNegative lymphangiogramIV diseaseSurgical stagingDisseminated diseaseConsecutive patientsLocalized diseaseNodular lymphomaPositive lymphangiogramHistiocytic lymphomaStaging procedureLymphomaStage IPatientsNonsurgical procedures