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Is The Blood In Stools And Lump Near My Collar Bone Related?
hi i have a lump in my left dip above my collarbone which has been there for around 8/9months now have been for a ultrasound and they said i have swollen lymphnodes so they sent me for an mri scan (just awaiting results) but i have been to the toilet and opened my bowels and there is a large amount of blood in them, could you tell me if this could be related ?? and what it could be? thanks
Wed, 2 May 2018
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
In the absence of your age and gender, it is difficult to say about the correlation between the lymph node in the supraclavicular area and possibility of cancer of the colon causing secondary lymph node enlargement on the left side of a dip above the collarbone.
There can be other reasons for blood in stool like the polyp, hemorrhoids and so on. Hence, I would advise you the following in such a situation:
-Take an FNAC of the lymph node.
-Colonoscopy and CT scan of the abdomen, to see for the exact cause of bleeding in the stool.
-Go for Blood tumor markers.
An opinion of a General Surgeon and a Gastroenterologist can tell about further relationship well.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. T Chandrakant
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
In the absence of your age and gender, it is difficult to say about the correlation between the lymph node in the supraclavicular area and possibility of cancer of the colon causing secondary lymph node enlargement on the left side of a dip above the collarbone.
There can be other reasons for blood in stool like the polyp, hemorrhoids and so on. Hence, I would advise you the following in such a situation:
-Take an FNAC of the lymph node.
-Colonoscopy and CT scan of the abdomen, to see for the exact cause of bleeding in the stool.
-Go for Blood tumor markers.
An opinion of a General Surgeon and a Gastroenterologist can tell about further relationship well.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. T Chandrakant
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