Kunezinombolo eziningi zokuskena ezingenziwa ukusiza odokotela bathole ukuthi i-lymphoma noma i-lymphocytic leukemia engapheli. Izikena zisetshenziselwa ukuhlola ukuthi ukwelashwa kuhamba kanjani noma ukubuyekeza ukuthi i-lymphoma yakho isibuyile yini. Lesi sigaba sizogxila ezinhlotsheni ezahlukene zokuskena okungenzeka zi-odwe, umehluko phakathi kwalezi zikena, kungani zenziwa, nokuthi yini okufanele uyilindele.
Izikena zenziwa ngenxa yezizathu eziningi ezihlanganisa:
- Ukuphenya izimpawu ngaphambi kokuxilongwa kwakho
- Ukuthola izindawo emzimbeni lapho i-lymphoma isabalale khona ekuxilongeni - ukulinganisa
- Ukusiza ukuthola indawo engcono kakhulu ye-biopsy ye-lymph node okufanele yenziwe ukuze kuhlolwe
- Ukubuyekeza ukuthi ukwelashwa kwakho kusebenza kanjani ngokwengxenye ngokwelashwa - isigaba
- Ukuhlola ukuthi i-lymphoma yakho ixolelwe (azikho izimpawu ze-lymphoma) ekupheleni kokwelashwa
- Ukuze uhlole ukuthi i-lymphoma yakho ihlala ixolelwe
- Ukubona ukuthi i-lymphoma yakho ibuyile yini (i-relapse)
- Amaskena angenziwa ukuhlola ezinye izimo zezokwelapha noma imiphumela emibi evela ekwelashweni