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.

At 36, Heather Tubigan of west suburban Chicago discovered an avocado seed-sized lump in her left breast. It was a malignant ...

A licensed lymphatic drainage specialist answers the question: Should we all be getting lymphatic drainage massages?

Patients with early breast cancer who skipped axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) lived just as long as those who underwent ...

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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.

King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSHRC) in Riyadh has achieved a groundbreaking medical milestone in the ...

It is essentially a transport route for immune cells and nutrients to travel throughout the body, relying on the mobilization ...

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 ...

Lung cancer often spreads to the lymph nodes before spreading to other parts of the body. Which groups of lymph nodes are involved, and where these are in relation to the primary (original) tumor, are ...

N1 Single lymph node metastasis, 2 cm or less in greatest dimension N1 Single regional lymph node metastasis in the true pelvis (hypogastric, obturator, external iliac or presacral lymph node ...

Cancer of the larynx sometimes spreads to the lymph nodes in the neck. Surgery to remove lymph nodes from your neck is called a neck dissection. When you might have surgery to remove lymph nodes in ...