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What Does Thickness On One Side Of Throat Shown In CAT Scan Mean?
in a recent cat scan, doctor says one side of my throat is thicker. What possible reason and causes are possible here? I will be seeing a nose, ear & throat spec., but due to referral processes and then still a month till actual appt. occurs, it vwill be about 2 mos. I want to know what this could possibly be. That s just too long to not have aclue
Mon, 9 Mar 2015
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thickness in throat is a very vague description. If you tell me clearly your age symptoms signs,exact site of thickness , I may be able to tell you better.
as of now all that I can say is it can be a lymph node or an abcess or growth rarely though.
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