A 43-year-old member asked:
what does enlarged retroperitoneal lymph nodes mean?
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Dr. Michael Miller answered
36 years experience Wound care
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 on Nov 4, 2019
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Dr. Laurentia Nodit answered
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No: To proper answer your question we need to know more than the information you have provided. What is your age and your prior medical history? How were ... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Paul Nowicki answered
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Not necessarily : 8cm cyst ( depending on what it looks like on the scan) does not have to be cancer in someone your age. Lymph nodes are often visible on scans and as ... Read More
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Dr. Grant Linnell answered
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Nonspecific: Lymph nodes are often seen in the retroperitoneum. If they are small, they likely are insignificant. Enlarged lymph nodes can be seen in infection, in ... Read More
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A 40-year-old male asked:
Dr. Andrew Hoffman answered
35 years experience General Surgery
Enlarged lymph nodes: But the cause is felt to be a reaction, like to a virus, not a cancer or something like that.
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