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lymph nodes What is this ?

 
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 23, 2004 9:34 am    Post subject: lymph nodes Reply with quote
help i am very confused. my husband just had a biopsy on his lungs last week and they found in both of the lumps they removed there were lymph nodes inside his lungs is this normal the nurses don't think so and i wonder what it means they say it is probably not cancer but i
just don't understand please respond asap
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 23, 2004 3:40 pm    Post subject: Re: lymph nodes Reply with quote
Hello

Intrapulmonary lymphnodes are uncommon, but they may present as lung nodules. They are not cancerous, though.

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Leo
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