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What can cause a level 2 7mm lymph node identified in an mri unchanged over a year?
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Many things: Isolated, enlarged lymph nodes are relatively common. Just because the MRI (or worse, it's report) says something is "enlarged" doesn't mean it is pathological. Old infections & injuries, even healed, can leave scar tissue in the draining lymph node that persists for a lifetime. An FDG-PET scan is a better test to tell you if the node is active or not. "The purpose of a lymph node is to enlarge".
Answered 7/14/2016
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