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.

Lymphocytes are white blood cells that help the body fight infection and disease. The healthy range for an adult is between 1,000 and 4,800 lymphocytes per microliter (µL) of blood. Doctors will ...

Armpit pain can have many causes, ranging from injuries and irritants to infections that cause swollen lymph nodes. Less commonly, the pain—referred to as axillary pain—may be due to an autoimmune or ...

These bean-shaped lumps may be painful and feel hard. Lymph nodes are organs in the lymphatic system. They house immune cells and serve to filter foreign particles from body fluids. They can enlarge ...

They can tell you if the symptoms are caused by your treatment and give you advice on how they can be managed. Surgery to remove lymph nodes in the neck (neck dissection) can cause changes in the neck ...