Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection is a recognized risk factor that is now regarded as a prerequisite for the development of multiple sclerosis (MS). Recently, significant advances have been made in ...

A. The drawing shows intracranial upstream lymphatic regions #1, #2, and #3 that drain through the nasopharyngeal lymphatic plexus (NPLP) en route to medial deep cervical lymphatics and deep ...

Localized lymphadenopathy is the swelling of lymph nodes in a specific part of the body, most likely due to a nearby ...

In patients with a negative sentinel lymph node biopsy, omitting pelvic lymphadenectomy does not compromise disease-free ...

compared the results of ultrasound scans with the pathological findings from dissected lymph nodes of 19 patients who underwent neck surgery for DTC recurrence. Of 578 lymph nodes resected ...

Scientists suggest study findings could point to the future development of new treatments for age-related cognitive decline.

A multicenter study has shown that lymph node transfer is a viable treatment for the swelling in the affected limb, a condition known as lymphedema, after breast cancer surgery. However, an effective ...

“These structures are bona fide vessels—they express all the same markers as lymphatic vessels in every other tissue, and they drain the CSF, the cerebrospinal fluid, from the brain and the spinal ...

A neck dissection is surgery to remove all or some of the lymph nodes and surrounding tissue from the neck. Lymph nodes are small, round or bean-shaped glands. They remove germs from your body, help ...