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I have a lymph node in my led's collar bone. you cannot see it but whey you serch you can find it.its approximetly 4-5 mm. round and movable. i had my cbc, esr perfect. still have risk? doctor said no
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I agree with yur Doc: Lymph nodes of this size(5-6 mm) are normally present in the neck. I would not worry unless it was growing in size and it is over 1 centimeter or bigger in size.
Answered 8/1/2016
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Lymph node: Lymph nodes may be palpable for a variety of reasons: variation of normal, inflammation, infection, or tumor. Check with you pcp for any change in size, pain, or skin retractions.
Answered 5/11/2015
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