Lymphadenopathy other diagnostic studies
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [2]
Overview
Biopsy
The test is used to diagnose cancer or an infection:
- When the doctor feels swollen glands and they do not go away
- When lymph nodes are present on a CT or MRI scan
- For some patients with breast cancer or melanoma, to see if the cancer has spread (sentinel lymph node biopsy)
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