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 ...

The last time you visited your doctor for a sore throat, they may have felt for potential inflammation in your neck. That's because infections often cause swollen lymph nodes (medically known as ...

BACKGROUND: Lymphedema is an incurable disease associated with lymphatic dysfunction that causes tissue swelling and fibrosis ...

Lymph nodes are soft, bean-shaped organs generally less than one centimeter (cm) in size. They're made up of connective tissue and contain white blood cells (also called lymphocytes). Hundreds of ...

A five-factor model effectively stratified patients with breast cancer based on lymphedema risk. Researchers believe this tool could be useful in clinical practice and in future research.

Soft tissue sarcoma (STS ... Imaging tests can also tell a doctor whether STS has spread to lymph nodes or other areas. Once a doctor has assessed the results of a person’s imaging tests ...