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Suggest Remedy For Bruises On The Calf
I have a bruise on right calf and haveno idea how it occured, I have not strained nor hurt that area, last night I had the sharpest pain in my heart and I couldn t breath, it was the worst pain it felt like someone was sitting on my chest my heart was beating so fast and hard too, after
Fri, 15 May 2020
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Lymph nodes draining the cancer site are enlarged in late higher stage tumors,phenomenon referred to as lymph node metastasis.
Lymph nodes also becomes enlarged in case of infection in their draining area,phenomenon referred to as lyphadenitis.
In case of malignancy suspicion it is not wise to left the lyph nodes as such for quiet a long time.
You need to get a urine examination done for signs of infection,along with blood examination with inflammatory markers in case both of these tests comes out to be negative you need to get an PET SCAN done to rule out malignancy.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Rohan Shanker Tiwari
Lymph nodes draining the cancer site are enlarged in late higher stage tumors,phenomenon referred to as lymph node metastasis.
Lymph nodes also becomes enlarged in case of infection in their draining area,phenomenon referred to as lyphadenitis.
In case of malignancy suspicion it is not wise to left the lyph nodes as such for quiet a long time.
You need to get a urine examination done for signs of infection,along with blood examination with inflammatory markers in case both of these tests comes out to be negative you need to get an PET SCAN done to rule out malignancy.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Rohan Shanker Tiwari
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