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Joined: Jun 2013 Posts: 262 | So glad to hear this reassuring news, rs1971. I assume the doc will biopsy the tissue he removes, I think that's pretty typical for any growth of this type. Palpating these lesions may not yield much information but in any case certainly wouldn't be as definitive as a biopsy.
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Joined: Mar 2014 Posts: 6 | [quote=Mamacita]So glad to hear this reassuring news, rs1971. I assume the doc will biopsy the tissue he removes, I think that's pretty typical for any growth of this type. Palpating these lesions may not yield much information but in any case certainly wouldn't be as definitive as a biopsy. [/quote]
Hello. Thanks a lot for that and yes, I'm assuming that pathology is SOP for anything that they excise. I'll definitely double check though. | | |
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