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Are lymph nodes found in the breast ultrasound a cause to be worried?
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Monitoring Centers: Lymphatic system absorbs/carries things too big to go into the arteries/veins like bacteria eaten by white cells and digested food. Lymph nodes "taste" the lymph for anything bad like bacteria, viruses, cancers, etc. When it detects a problem, it alerts the immune system and your body reacts. They enlarge in response to the inflammation they create when they react. They shrink when all is well.
Answered 2/8/2016
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Lymph nodes: can normally occur within the breasts. They are common incidental findings on imaging. As long as they are normal in size and shape, they are nothing to worry about. If they look normal, many radiologists will not even mention them in the report.
Answered 2/8/2016
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