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Re: Andomyosis and endometriosis

From: Alicia M. Lapidus M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 13 Feb 2003 08:18:12 -0600 (CST)


At Thu, 13 Feb 2003, ann wrote: >
>My daughter is 29 years old and an MRI shows she has andiomyosis. She
>also has endometriosis. She is having laparoscopic surgery done next
>week. She has lost 20 pounds in a year and is very tired. Her periods
>are very heavy (large clots). Her lymph nodes are enlarged. One doctor
>wants her to see an oncologist to check for Hodgkin's disease, 2 others
>say (she works for an internist - doctor #1, a gynecologist - #2) who
>say that her lymph node enlargement is probably because of the
>inflammatory process going on in her body right now. She is very
>confused as to what to think or do. Is it true that the lymph nodes are
>affected by endometriosis and andiomyosis? The doctor who is
>encouraging her to see an oncologist says that this is just one studies
>report. ANN

Lymph ndes and endo most probably are not related.

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Alicia M. Lapidus M.D.
Director Obgyn.net Latina
Chief of Staff Obstetrics, Hospital J. A. Fernández
Buenos Aires
Argentina
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