enlarged cerviacal lymphnode

[cmbj]

I am a 45 year old man with an enlarged cervical lymph node.
It has been cleared of being an inflammatory condition and no infection present.
It has been biopsied and waiting the result.
I am going to undertake a bronchoscopy, gastroscopy, chest x-ray
What is the expected problem and why are they doing these procedures?

[Dennis MD]

Hi.
Those procedures you mentioned will be done in order to find the cause of the enlarged cervical lymph node.  Though I’m not pretty sure whether you need to undergo all those tests now.  The biopsy can also help determine the cause.  The final histologic diagnosis will rule-in or out malignancy.  If a diagnosis of malignancy is established, the histology can guide the doctor as to the possible primary site if it were a metastatic carcinoma.
Hope this helps.    
      

[cmbj]

Hi. Thank-you for replying so quickly to my question.
Just to clarify what you have said and from my own reading since i posted, the biopsy will reveal if i have lymphoma (HD or NHL) and i am undergoing the procedures to detect for secondaries/ metastasies to those organ systems.... or
the biopsy will reveal the type or cancer i have and my specialist is making me undergo these procedures i.e. bronchoscopy, testicular ultrasound, colonoscopy etc... to detect for these cancers (lung, testicualr, colon cancer) which have traveled to my cervical lymph node.
I only have the one enlarged painless cervical lymph node.
Please clarify

[Dennis MD]

Hi.
The procedures you mentioned (bronchoscopy, gastroscopy, chest x-ray) will be done in order to find out the possible cause of the enlarged cervical lymph node.  Infection was already ruled-out as you stated, and you are waiting for the biopsy result to come out.  Aside from acute or chronic infections, lymphoma and metastatic carcinomas can cause enlargement of cervical lymph nodes.
Please do post the result of your biopsy.
Good luck.