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Does apple core stricture with mass and few lymph nodes on ct always mean a colon cancer diagnosis or other possible differential diagnosis ?

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Dr. Edgar Mendizabal answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Likely: But you need a biopsy. Nothing is for sure

Dr Fronzaglia ii, do, ms agreed

Answered 7/18/2016

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