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benign s/l AP lymph node

Posted By: Kathy on 2007-03-02
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Subject: benign s/l AP lymph node

This is a patient with locally advanced lung cancer.  In going over the diagnosis the doctor says "Histology was moderately differentiated.  One benign [AP? 8P? maybe a d on the end like apede?] lymph node was submitted and negative, as well as the left parabronchial lymph node was submitted and was negative."


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