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| Micro = malignant cells foreign to the lymph node - dependent on specific cancer | | Micro = malignant cells foreign to the lymph node - dependent on specific cancer | ||
| Subtypes = micrometastasis, macrometastasis | | Subtypes = micrometastasis, macrometastasis | ||
| LMDDx = [[endometriosis]], ectopic [[decidua]], [[endosalpingiosis]], melanocytic nevus, [[dermatopathic lymphadenopathy]], [[sinus histiocytosis]], [[tumour deposit]] (dependent on site), isolated tumour cells | | LMDDx = [[endometriosis]], ectopic [[decidua]], [[endosalpingiosis]], melanocytic nevus, [[dermatopathic lymphadenopathy]], [[sinus histiocytosis]], [[tumour deposit]] (dependent on site), isolated tumour cells, pathology of the lymph node - see ''[[lymph node pathology]]'' and ''[[lymphoma]]'' | ||
| Stains = dependent on tumour | | Stains = dependent on tumour | ||
| IHC = dependent on tumour | | IHC = dependent on tumour | ||
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| Rads = | | Rads = | ||
| Endoscopy = | | Endoscopy = | ||
| Prognosis = dependent on specific type of cancer | | Prognosis = dependent on specific type of cancer, +/-number of nodes affected | ||
| Other = | | Other = | ||
| ClinDDx = reactive | | ClinDDx = reactive lymphadenopathy, [[lymphoma]], other benign causes of lymphadenopathy - see ''[[lymph node pathology]]'' | ||
| Tx = dependent on underlying cancer | | Tx = dependent on underlying cancer | ||
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