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Got pain under your left side ribs? Is your left abdomen swollen or tender to touch? You might be dealing with a problem related to the spleen!...

Q: spleen removal

asked by: frga2 on May 1st, 2009

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I recently had my spleen removed because of a large Islet cell cancer on my pancreas. Since then i have had my lympe nodes swell, especially around my neck, for very small infections, such as acne. Are my swollen lympe nodes related to the spleen removal?

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