Learn what a lung cancer expert says you need to know about lung cancer and lymph nodes. If you’ve been told you have lung cancer, your doctor will likely discuss the issue of lymph node ...

Correspondence to Dr Simon Rinaldi, Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences, West Wing, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK; simon.rinaldi{at}ndcn.ox.ac.uk This review summarises recent evidence ...

Rationale Interlobar fissure integrity has previously correlated with responsiveness to endobronchial lung volume reduction therapy in patients with advanced emphysema. Objective This report ...

Your lymph nodes, also called lymph glands, are all over your body and play a vital role in your body's ability to fight off infections. Most of us are familiar with the lymph nodes under our arms or ...

You may also have a biopsy of a skin tumor or lymph node. This is a small sample of tissue that is taken with a needle or minor surgery. The tissue is then checked in a lab for cancer cells. A biopsy ...

The lymph system is made up mainly of cells called lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell. There are 2 main types of lymphocytes: Lymph nodes: Lymph nodes are bean-sized collections of lymphocytes ...

The average age at the time of diagnosis is mid-60s. It usually starts as a quickly growing mass in a lymph node deep inside the body, such as in the chest or abdomen, or in a lymph node you can feel, ...

Granulomas are groups of inflamed tissue that can affect how organs work. Sarcoidosis occurs most often in the lungs and lymph nodes. But it can occur in almost any organ. Sarcoidosis in the lungs is ...

Background and Purpose: The optimal treatment modality for clinically positive lateral pelvic lymph node (LPLN) from locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) is unknown. Thus, we aimed to analyze the ...

Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. The lymph node is a highly organized and dynamic structure that is critical for facilitating the intercellular ...