Hello Ana1994

Thank you for posting in our Ask the Nurses topic area. The nurse team is out of the office for the festive period.

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Best wishes,
Jenn
Cancer Chat moderator

Hello there and thanks for posting

I am sorry to hear about the symptoms you are having and appreciate that undergoing further tests must be a worry for you.

Whilst others may post their stories here remember everyone is different and the cause of symptoms or findings such as swollen lymph nodes will vary.

Commonly swollen lymph nodes are the result of infection either viral or bacterial and there is no exception to this in the stomach region. Occasionally mesenteric lymph nodes are the result of a cancer but this is rare.

It sounds like the doctors are being thorough in taking a biopsy just to rule out something more serious but the time frame in which this will be done will depend on the urgency and individual hospitals resources. If you call the hospital they may be able to give you a time frame. Once you have had the biopsy it usually takes a couple of weeks for the results.

I hope you know more soon and that everything will be okay for you.

Take care

Naomi

Hi 

Thank you for your reply.  Can the viral or bacterial infection cause enlargement of both mesenteric and retroperitoneal lymph nodes?