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If enlarged lymph nodes didn't change in size for 10 months is that mean they are not cancer?
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Not necessarily: Often nodes enlarge in reaction to inflammation or infection. However, one can't know if nodes are enlarged due to a malignancy or other causes based only on if they have changed size over 10 months. Recommend assessment.
Answered 11/27/2017
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