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If i can't able to go for biopsy and ultra sound howcan i differentiate cancer and lymph?

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Biopsy is best: Sometimes imaging with a pet/ct can help but ultimately tissue confirmation is really necessary to distinguish between normal vs cancer in the lymph node.

Answered 10/8/2017

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Need microscope: The definitive diagnosis of cancer can be made (with very few exceptions) only by examining the tissue in the lab, beginning with microscopy. I'm a pathologist and have done a lot of this, and it's challenging; one must be 100% accurate, and it takes most people about a year of working in the area to get even halfway good. Thankfully, pathology is several years of residency & we help each other.

Answered 12/2/2012

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