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3.5cm lymph node growing for years with no cause found. fna clear but doesnt rule out lymphoma/leukemia. doc removed an adjacent node of 1cm near the 3.5cm node which was clear.. he said this rules out lymphoma in the big nodes too.. is this true?
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Answered 3/14/2023
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