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My sister has lumps in her throat. the doctors have done biopsys and taken test. they say that it's not cysts och cancer. but she gets more and more..

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Biopsy dx?: The biopsy should have provided a definitive diagnosis; ask the doctor for the biopsy result or a copy of the Pathology report

Answered 1/15/2015

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A member asked:

My sister has lumps in her throat. the doctors have done biopsys and taken test. they say that it's not cysts och cancer. but she gets more and more..

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Rawhi Omar answered

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