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My 9 yr old son had a biopsy which came back as reactive follicular lymphoid hyperplasia. what is this and will he need more testing?
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Benign: This is a common pathology diagnosis for a benign lymph node that's enlarged because it got stimulated. I'm glad it turned out well.
Answered 4/17/2020
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More info needed: What area was biopsied? Viruses may be associated with reactive hyperplasia. Your physician needs to guide you in further work-up, if indicated--or you may wish to consult a pediatric hematologist-oncologist.
Answered 3/30/2016
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