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 ...

Stanford University-led researchers report that tumor cells hijack mitochondria from immune cells, reducing anti-tumor immune ...

Cervical lymphadenopathy presents a shared anatomic challenge for clinicians, yet it serves as the divergent starting point ...

A variety of factors go in to the staging of a head and neck cancer diagnosis, however, the number of malignant lymph nodes may very well be the key to prognosis and treatment moving forward in this ...

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) accounts for 5% of all newly diagnosed cancers in the Western world (Muir and Weiland, 1995). Dissemination to lymph nodes in the neck is one of the most ...

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 ...

You have more than 300 lymph nodes in your head and neck. Cancer can either start in these lymph nodes or spread there from other body parts. Symptoms include swelling, fever, and night sweats. Share ...