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A 23-year-old male asked:

I have a 8mm nodule found in my endoscopy, as well as a hiatal hernia. biopsy was taken and came back negative.going for ultrasound next month.cancer?

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Dr. Ed Friedlander
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Very unlikely : A eight millimeter mass with a non-cancer pathology report is not something I would worry about. At your age without a personal of family history of bizarre tumors, I would stop worrying
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