Lymph nodes are part of the body’s immune system. A swollen lymph node in the armpit may be a sign of a bacterial or viral infection, an injury, or a serious health condition, such as cancer.

The following is a summary of "Mediastinal staging lymph node probability map in non-small cell lung cancer,” published in the March 2025 issue of Respiratory Research by Bordas-Martinez et al.

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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.

The primary tumor/anal canal and rectum and mesorectal, presacral, internal and external iliac, obturator, and inguinal lymph nodes should be included in RT target volumes. The authors also present a ...

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Wondering if lymphatic drainage massages actually work? Here are the benefits, risks and techniques, according to a licensed specialist.

This page also tells you what stage 4 means in the TNM system. This system describes: the size of the primary tumour (T) whether the cancer has spread to the lymph nodes (N) whether the cancer has ...

Ovarian cancer cells can spread through your body in these ways: Those in your pelvis Para-aortic lymph nodes, found in your abdominal area Mediastinal lymph nodes, in the area between your lungs ...

swelling of other lymph nodes in the body fever night sweats Lumps that change in size gradually or that do not go away may be symptoms of more severe conditions such as: Armpit lumps occur in ...