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Is xanthogranulomatous inflammation with giant cell reaction an indicator of cancer?
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Not likely: Xanthogranulomatous inflammation, as the name infers is an inflammatory process. This type of inflammation can sometimes look like a tumor, but it is not.
Answered 5/31/2015
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