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My perirectal lymph node is enlarged it showed up on a ct scan. what could be the cause. i've had pain for over a year.
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Lymph nodes: Lymph node enlargement has many causes, infection, inflammation, spread of cancer, for example. However, not every enlarged lymph node necessarily means something is wrong. Your body's normal immune system responses sometimes result in enlarged lymph nodes.
Answered 3/26/2019
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