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A 40-year-old female asked:
I have 2 swollen lymph nodes in neck and history of melanoma is a cbc and chest x-ray enough tests? x-ray was clear lymphocytes high on cbc
2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. Michael Fisheranswered
Dermatology 33 years experience
Melanoma: The best test would be a lymph node biopsy to check for melanoma.
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Dr. Travis Kidneranswered
Surgical Oncology 18 years experience
See your doc: I would bring these lymph nodes to the attention of your surgeon. If they appear suspicious a biopsy would be performed to obtain a diagnosis.
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Canada
A 40-year-old female asked:
2 swollen lymph nodes in neck history of melanoma CBC normal apart from high lymphocytes chest X-ray normal, doc not doing any more tests, worried.
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in
Dr. Steven Ginsberganswered
Internal Medicine - Hematology & Oncology 38 years experience
Questions: Lots of questions to help figure this out. Where are the nodes, where was the melanoma, how deep was it and how was it treated? How long ago was the melanoma found? If the nodes are in the drainage basin of the primary melanoma, that is more cause for worry than if they are elsewhere.
4.2k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Last updated Sep 28, 2016
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