A 48-year-old woman, status post-total thyroidectomy followed by radioactive iodine ablation for locally metastatic papillary thyroid cancer, was sent to me by one of the other endocrinologists in my ...

The lymphatic system, made up of lymphoid tissues known as nodes and vessels, is part of the human immune system. It is involved in protecting the body against infection, by delivering immune cells, ...

The lymphatic system is a major part of the immune system. It’s made up of various lymph nodes and vessels. The human body has hundreds of lymph nodes throughout different locations in the body. The ...

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the occult lymph node carcinomatous diffusion in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). A total of 1328 lymph nodes from 31 patients treated ...

Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of the lymph node is the preferred initial approach to diagnosis. When clinical findings suggest SCCUP, nondiagnostic FNA results should be repeated, perhaps with ...

Cancer that starts in the lymph nodes is lymphoma. Cancer may also spread from other areas of the body to various lymph nodes, including the neck. Swollen lymph nodes are usually due to a cause other ...

"Given the high probability of treatment failure, surgical salvage should be offered, ideally, for a select group of patients with recurrent or persistent cervical cancer who have a high probability ...

Scottsdale, Ariz., February 20, 2014—For head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy, a reduction in the amount of radiation treatment volume to the submandibular (level IB) lymph nodes ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A 41-year-old male was referred for bulky bilateral cervical adenopathy without a significant thyroid nodule.

What Are Swollen Lymph Nodes? Swollen lymph nodes are a sign that your body is fighting off an infection or an illness. Most of the time, they return to normal size when their job is done. Lymph nodes ...