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Mass in lung 5 cm ..biopsy was insufficient..not smoker or have chronic coughing or fever..but have high wbc and asthma..how to make sure its nt cancr?
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Cancer less likely: Cancer is less likely but inflammation cause cause this like vasculitis, or a hypereosinophilic syndrome or an infection could be in these circumstances. You can be evaluated by a pulomnary specialist
Answered 10/24/2015
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