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I had a biopsy on several lymph nodes, and the doctor said they were dead. i don't know if non-functional or atrophic--the doctor just said dead.

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Scarred: Some lymph nodes just fade away leaving behind scarred tissue after the acute immune response is over. The question is why was the biopsy performed in the first place.

Answered 7/7/2016

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A member asked:

I had a biopsy on several lymph nodes, and the doctor said they were dead. i don't know if non-functional or atrophic--the doctor just said dead.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. John Chiu answered

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