The harder and more discrete a node, the more likely that there is a(n):
a. innocent cause.
b. infection.
c. malignancy.
d. metabolic disease.
C
Tender nodes almost always indicate the presence of an infection, whereas a hard, discrete, and nontender node is more likely to represent a malignancy.
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