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Bilateral occipital lymph nodes enlarged, ~1.5 cm, 2 months. are they supposed to be movable, and very soft? could it be permanent? doctor not worried
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Yes: A lymph node is typically small on the order of 1cm, soft and mobile. Depending upon what has casued them to become enlarged it could be permanant
Answered 6/24/2014
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