She had been evaluated for bilateral cervical lymphadenopathy 1 year before this visit by an otolaryngologist, who performed a tonsillectomy. Histologic examination on the moved tonsils was not ...

Lymph nodes are small glands that filter lymph, the clear fluid that circulates through the lymphatic system. During an infection, they accumulate bacteria or dead or diseased cells and may swell.

We report 28 patients (20 male) with a syndrome characterized by abrupt onset of fever, malaise, aphthous stomatitis, tonsillitis, pharyngitis, and cervical adenopathy (PFAPA syndrome).

Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), also known as cervical dysplasia, is the abnormal growth of cells (neoplasia) or lesions on your outer cervix lining (intraepithelial). CIN can be detected ...

Cervical lymphadenopathy and splenomegaly persisted ... excluding lymph node abscess. After excluding several differential diagnoses, persistent anemia, colitis, infections, lymphoproliferation, and a ...

Cervical cancer, considered a “highly preventable” disease, has long been declining in the United States — but it’s now on the rise among women in their 30s and 40s. Rates climbed 1.7 ...

Cancers of the mouth and oropharynx can spread to lymph nodes in your neck. Your surgeon might remove some or all of the lymph nodes in your neck. Lymph nodes are small bean shaped glands found ...

Dr. Vandana L. Madhavan: A 30-month-old boy was admitted to this hospital for the third time in 4 weeks because of recurrent fever. The patient had been well until 4 weeks before the current ...

Usually, swollen chest lymph nodes are too deep in the chest for a person to feel them. Any swollen lymph nodes in the chest appear on imaging scans. Swelling can indicate an underlying condition.

A 36-year-old man with a 6-month history of asthenia, impotence, loss of libido, polyuria, and polydipsia attended our department; he also reported needing to wake up twice at night to urinate and ...

Clinical examination revealed tachycardia, thready pulse, tachypnoea, pallor and firm non-tender lymphadenopathy in cervical and axillary regions ... yet we preferred to maintain a broad differential ...