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What kind of lymphoma can be present in a 21 year old male who has multiple swollen (2 cm) lymph nodes in neck for 3 years. they are painless and hard?
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Hodgkin's disease: Or one of many non-hodgkin's lymphomas.
Answered 6/29/2016
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Not lymphoma: If the lymph nodes have been stable for three years, and are only 2 cm, they are not malignant lymphoma. I have five such lymph nodes since my own medical school days.
Answered 6/5/2021
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