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What Does Enlarged Lymph Nodes In This CT Chest Scan Report Mean?
Dear dOCTOR,
My son CT CHEST SCAN REPORT INDICATES THE FOLLOWING.
Enlarged non-necrotic mediastinal lymphnodes(with probable acquired diverticular communication with adjacent esophagus in the subcarinal lymphnodes)
Multiple lytic lesions with adjacent soft tissue involving the ribs & the vertebrae. Needs further evaluation with biopsy.
Kindly advice me on corrective medical procedures to diagnose the above.
My son CT CHEST SCAN REPORT INDICATES THE FOLLOWING.
Enlarged non-necrotic mediastinal lymphnodes(with probable acquired diverticular communication with adjacent esophagus in the subcarinal lymphnodes)
Multiple lytic lesions with adjacent soft tissue involving the ribs & the vertebrae. Needs further evaluation with biopsy.
Kindly advice me on corrective medical procedures to diagnose the above.
Tue, 20 Feb 2018
Hello
According to the chest CT report in this situation a lymphnodes biopsy should be done for the correct diagnoses.
Regards
Dr.Jolanda
According to the chest CT report in this situation a lymphnodes biopsy should be done for the correct diagnoses.
Regards
Dr.Jolanda
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