They're located throughout the body in the armpits (called axillary lymph nodes), the groin, neck and chest. The nodes can become swollen and painful, usually when the body is fighting off infections.

In general, cold and flu viruses tend to make your muscles achy and sore. There also are several lymph nodes (also called glands) in the neck that can become swollen and tender with illness. Swollen ...

Intraoperative frozen biopsy and sentinel lymph nodes technique have not shown sufficient accuracy to avoid extended lymphadenectomy, due to the significant rates of skip lymphatic metastasis.

The thyroid gland's health can significantly impact metabolism and growth. Recognizing signs such as a persistent neck lump, ...

Jimmy Cragg, from Yateley first started feeling unwell in November when he developed a cough, a sore throat, and a small lump ...

Doctors call this surveillance. If your doctor can feel that your lymph nodes near the melanoma are swollen (enlarged), they will take a sample of fluid or tissue to check for cancer cells. This is ...

The family of six-year-old Jimmy Cragg were repeatedly told by doctors that his sore throat and a cough were either 'a swollen ... of your lymph nodes in the groin, armpit and neck, feeling ...

Department of Anatomy with Radiology, School of Medicine, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand Professor C J Alexander.