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If my lymph node biopsy came back inconclusive.can i find out in other ways?
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DEPENDS: Your physician (hopefully an id) can guide the workup of your disease, which may be infectious, malignant, inflammatory, or reactive. Blood tests may be available, but another biopsy may be the most direct method.
Answered 9/22/2016
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