Summary. Objective: To investigate the diagnostic criteria of mediastinal lymph node metastasis (MLNM) in esophageal carcinoma (EC) by comparing the lymph node sizes measured by computed tomography ...

Swollen lymph nodes may occur in a single location or throughout the body. ... It is not possible to feel the mediastinal lymph nodes, as they are deep in the chest.

This is particularly useful for sampling mediastinal lymph nodes for staging purposes. Radial endobronchial ultrasound ... to locate peripheral lung nodules; once located, ...

Mediastinal lymph nodes are lymph nodes located in the mediastinum. The mediastinum is the area located between the lungs that contains the heart, esophagus, trachea, cardiac nerves, thymus gland, and ...

The mediastinum is an important region of the body located between the lungs. Structures that lie in this region include the heart, the esophagus, the trachea, and large blood vessels including the ...

Mediastinal lymphadenopathy is the swelling of the lymph nodes in the chest cavity. It is a symptom of various conditions and can be benign or malignant. Mediastinal lymphadenopathy is a condition ...

The sensitivity or negative predictive value of [18 F]FDG-PET is indeed suboptimal for accurate staging of mediastinal lymph nodes. The risk of occult mediastinal lymph nodes, is more than 20% in ...

Symptoms. As the cancer cells multiply, your lymph nodes swell up. A painless lump in your neck, underarms, or groin is often the first sign that you have non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, but swelling in ...

A 43-year-old man was evaluated because of a lung nodule. A PET scan showed FDG uptake in the nodule and adjacent lymph nodes. A diagnostic test was performed.