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I recently had a neck ultrasound done of thyroid and lymph nodes. there was one lymph node that had loss of hilum. im worried, what causes this? tks
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It may be fine: Ask your physician - it maybe fine but if necessary you can get a biopsy
Answered 3/14/2018
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