A member asked:

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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Dr. Creighton Wright answered

Specializes in surgery

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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