Positron emission tomography (PET) is a type of imaging scan that doctors might use when diagnosing and treating non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). It can be useful for identifying and staging the cancer.

Follicular lymphoma -- typically a slow-growing or indolent form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that arises from B lymphocytes -- accounts for 20% to 30% of all non-Hodgkin lymphoma cases. The indolent ...

A cancer grade measures how quickly a cancer is predicted to progress. Doctors typically divide follicular lymphoma into grades 1 to 3 depending on how the cancer cells look under a microscope. The ...

The patient remains NED for follicular lymphoma, with no recurrence detected in the latest CT scan. A declining immunoglobulin factor is noted, but it currently poses no health concerns. Stable lymph ...

For some people, treating follicular lymphoma involves active surveillance until severe symptoms develop. For others, chemoimmunotherapy, radiation therapy, or targeted treatments may be necessary.

Follicular lymphoma is an indolent malignancy with a generally favorable prognosis, with survival often measured in decades. Yet up to 20% of patients develop early progression after starting ...