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The difference between a lump and a lymph node?
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Definitions: A lump is any mass below the skin you can feel. It can be many things (cysts, abscesses, benign/malignant growths and lymph nodes). 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 9/13/2013
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