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Long term reactive swollen node in neck, bloods normal, was sent for biopsy but surgeon said to small (7mmx4mm) - aches when drinking. worry?
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EBV,CMV: Ask your doctor EBV and CMV test was down if not it should be done because swollen gland it could be EBV(Epstein Barr virus), or CMV (Cytomegalovirus)
Answered 12/13/2014
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Leave it alone: The ache-when-drinking isn't specific for Hodgkin's. If this is what it were, it would have declared itself by now. Everybody's got a node or two like this if you look hard enough. Be thankful for health and enjoy being young.
Answered 12/13/2014
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