The biopsies and other tests help doctors to determine the stage of the disease. Staging is important because it helps the oncologist determine how the disease should be treated. This can include lungs, testes, and bone marrow. Hodgkin's cells in relapse patients may also be found in new parts of the body. These are known as clone Hodgkin's cells according to the New England Journal of Medicine and are currently being researched.
Symptoms also help to stage patients.
The symptoms that help to determine more specific staging include fever, weight loss, and night sweats. Specific Typing of Hodgkin's The following classifications are made of the cells after biopsy. These classifications are made by the pathologist. There are four different common types of Hodgkin's Disease. Men are more affected by Lymphocyte Predominance than women.