A 22-year-old female asked:

Asking for friend. will her swollen neck lymph node in between her chin and ear that shes had for 10 year. turn into cancer as she gets older?

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Dr. Ed Friedlanderanswered

Pathology 46 years experience

No: Everybody has a few stable lymph nodes that are scarred up. She evidently just has a big one. They don't turn into cancer.

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