Depends on where the lymphoma is. Lymphoma can occur anywhere in the body (although frequently around areas of concentrated lymph glands like neck, armpits, groin, chest, inside the abdomen) so yes if there is lymphoma in the chest than the xray can pick it up.
Blood test on its own cannot detect lymphomas.
Can lymphoma be detectected through a blood test and chest x-ray?
Blood tests can detect a Lymphoma. It is actually the only way to differentiat between the different types of lymphomas. A test called a flow cell phenotyping is needed.
Reply:The lymphoma can be visualized through an x-ray. My daughter had a persistant cough. They did a chest x-ray and could see the tumor in her chest. The symtoms can be weird though. Sometimes it's difficult to get the MD to do the x-ray. Be a good advocate for yourself!
Reply:When you have lymphoma you need a lot of blood test ,Cat scan ,pet scan ,a biophy from known site and a bone marrow biophy to determine the how far it has spread and to grade it. A chest xray is usually taken if it is in lymph nods of the lung. After these test the doctor can determine your treatment.
Reply:In some cases. But with me, those things did nothing. Until I had a fine needle aspiration [biopsy] of the swollen lymph node at the base of my neck, no one know it was Lymphoma.
This site has the best info:
http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/hm_lls
Best wishes
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