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=== Size === The mean size of an inguinal lymph node, as measured over the short-axis, is approximately 5.4 mm (range 2.1-13.6 mm), with two [[standard deviation]]s above the mean being 8.8 mm.<ref name="BontumasiJacobson2014">{{cite journal |last1=Bontumasi |first1=Nicholas |last2=Jacobson |first2=Jon A. |last3=Caoili |first3=Elaine |last4=Brandon |first4=Catherine |last5=Kim |first5=Sung Moon |last6=Jamadar |first6=David |year=2014 |title=Inguinal lymph nodes: size, number, and other characteristics in asymptomatic patients by CT |journal=Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy |volume=36 |issue=10 |pages=1051β1055 |doi=10.1007/s00276-014-1255-0 |issn=0930-1038 |pmid=24435023}}</ref> A size of up to 10 mm is generally regarded as a [[Reference range#One-sided cut-off values|cut-off value]] for normal vs abnormal inguinal lymph node size.<ref name="Torabi2004">{{cite journal |author=Maha Torabi, MD |author2=, Suzanne L. Aquino |author3=Mukesh G. Harisinghani |name-list-style=amp |date=2004-09-01 |title=Current Concepts in Lymph Node Imaging |url=http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/45/9/1509.full |journal=J Nucl Med |volume=45 |issue=9 |pages=1509β1518}}</ref>
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