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Had a core needle bx of enlarged cervical lymph node.nurse said path report said "no gross abnormalities", but dr wants to remove node anyway. why?
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Concern: The complete node may yield additional results. False negative from needle biopsy is possible. Sounds like he is caring and thorough.
Answered 3/25/2014
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