The lymphatic system is a major part of the immune system. It’s made up of various lymph nodes and vessels. The human body has hundreds of lymph nodes throughout different locations in the body. The ...

The lymphatic system, made up of lymphoid tissues known as nodes and vessels, is part of the human immune system. It is involved in protecting the body against infection, by delivering immune cells, ...

Maggie O’Neill is a health writer and reporter based in New York who specializes in covering medical research and emerging wellness trends, with a focus on cancer and addiction. Prior to her time at ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An 8-year-old girl was seen for right-sided neck pain and an underlying lymph node measuring 2.5 cm with ...

A 52-year-old woman presents to the hospital in Saudi Arabia, reporting that she has had a fever for the past week, along with painful swelling on the right side of her neck. She says she has no other ...

—Researchers in Finland concluded that deep cervical lymph node diameter is feasible as a biomarker for multiple sclerosis disease course. An accessible biomarker that tracks disease activity and ...

Dr. Katherine H. Schiavoni (Medicine): A 36-year-old man was admitted to this hospital because of abdominal pain, rash, and lymphadenopathy. The patient had been well until 4 years before admission, ...

Limited data are available on survival outcomes after sentinel-lymph-node biopsy alone as compared with lymphadenectomy in cervical cancer. In this multicenter, randomized, noninferiority trial, we ...

17-year old male with right neck and axillary lymphadenopathy. Excisional biopsy of the right neck lymph node was performed: Sections of the lymph node show complete effacement of the lymph node ...

Postoperative radioiodine (RAI) versus no radiodine therapy for patients with low-risk differentiated thyroid cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Survival outcomes in radioactive ...

Cervical lymph nodes are small nodes or glands in the neck. Swelling in the neck may indicate a nearby infection or other health condition. Treatment for cervical lymph nodes can depend on the cause.