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Suv of 5.2 of lymph node alongiliac chain is this mean mestastises?
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Worrisome!: Lymph nodes with an suv on pet scan of 2 or so imply that the node is negative for tumor. Suv of 5 or more is worrisome. The node needs to be biopsied.
Answered 3/25/2013
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