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I have a lump in my right temple area and in a resent ultrasound i had the woman doing it said it was a lymph node , what does 1 look like plz?

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Dr. Paul Velt answered

Specializes in Diagnostic Radiology

Kidney bean: Most of the time, lymph nodes look like an oval to mildly kidney shaped on ultrasound .

Dr Samuel agreed

Answered 6/16/2014

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