Systemic therapy for sarcoidosis is reserved for organ-threatening disease, and laryngeal involvement necessitates treatment ...

Researchers have found a way to enhance and extend LN expansion, and study how this phenomenon affects both the immune system and efficacy of vaccinations against tumors. While the oversized LNs ...

A swollen lymph node can be a bit like your body’s version of a red flag: When one of these bean-shaped clusters of immune cells in your neck, armpit, or groin puffs up, it’s typically an indication ...

In 2023, Jack David was on his family’s annual trip to Priest Lake, Idaho, when he woke up in the middle of that vacation and felt a swollen lymph node. He made a few jokes about what it could be, ...

Lymph node dissections, or lymphadenectomies, are surgical procedures that play an important role in cancer treatments. A healthcare professional will remove the lymph nodes and check a tissue sample ...

Swollen supraclavicular lymph nodes may occur as a reaction to infection or due to metastatic cancer. This type of swelling typically occurs just above a person’s collarbone. Lymph nodes are part of ...

Dye is injected into the breast, one to four of the nodes is identified with a probe and removed to see if cancer cells are present. Lymph nodes are small organs, typically ranging from the size of a ...

At this point in the pandemic, you’re fairly familiar with the laundry list of possible COVID-19 symptoms, including a fever, chills, body aches, a dry cough, shortness of breath, and a loss of taste ...

Scientists with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have created an engineered model of the supportive tissue found within a lymph node to study human health. Working with scientists at ...

A systematic review and meta-analysis compared the perioperative and oncologic outcomes of open versus minimally invasive inguinal lymphadenectomy during penile cancer surgery. A meta-analysis ...