Swollen lymph nodes in your neck often mean that your body is fighting an infection. See a doctor if you have painful, swollen lymph nodes or if they persist for weeks or worsen. You can treat swollen ...

Swollen lymph nodes may result from an infection or illness. If they last for a long time or occur with other symptoms, you may need medical care. Treatment is specific to the cause of the swollen ...

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 ...

Doctors call the lymph nodes in the back area of the skull “occipital lymph nodes.” Swelling of these lymph nodes may occur for various reasons, such as infection and skin conditions, including ...

Routinely removing lymph nodes in the neck of patients with thyroid cancer may help prevent the disease from recurring, according to a new study (Surgery, December 2011, Vol. 150:6, pp. 1048-1057).

Extranodal extension reflects aggressiveness of a tumor and creates anatomic challenges for disease clearance. Pathologic extent of extranodal extension may provide additional prognostic information ...

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 ...