Swollen glands in the neck, which are actually enlarged lymph nodes, are a sign that your body is trying to fight an infection or autoimmune disorder. Conditions that may cause swollen glands in ...

Occipital lymph nodes are those found on the back of your head. If the swollen nodes are located on the neck below the ear, healthcare professionals may call them posterior cervical lymph nodes.

Localized lymphadenopathy is the swelling of lymph nodes in a specific part of the body, most likely due to a nearby ...

Certain immune cells in MS show abnormalities in activity and signs of reactions against the Epstein-Barr virus, a study says.

compared the results of ultrasound scans with the pathological findings from dissected lymph nodes of 19 patients who underwent neck surgery for DTC recurrence. Of 578 lymph nodes resected ...

Suppurative thyroiditis is a rare cause of a sore throat and swollen lymph glands. The condition involves an infection of the thyroid gland. The most common symptoms include: a fever neck pain ...

Your doctor will feel for unusual growths in your neck and ask about any symptoms ... So do unusual-looking nearby lymph nodes -- bean-shaped organs that help fight infections.

It’s responsible for 80% of all thyroid cancer cases. It tends to grow slowly, but often spreads to the lymph nodes in your neck. Lymph nodes act like filters to rid your body of foreign matter ...

Intraoperative frozen biopsy and sentinel lymph nodes technique have not shown sufficient accuracy to avoid extended lymphadenectomy, due to the significant rates of skip lymphatic metastasis.