Smaller lymph nodes commonly seen on abdominal CT scans in "healthy" people are not clinically significant and require no further imaging, a new study confirms. The study was performed because ...

Lumbar lymph nodes refer to a group of small organs that are part of the immune system. Lymph nodes are generally circular, bean-like organs that are dispersed throughout the body.

Lymph nodes that persistently swell, are hard, fixed, and painless, or grow rapidly, especially in areas like the abdomen, may be more worrying and warrant further investigation.

The superficial inguinal lymph nodes are located deep under Camper’s fascia, one of the abdominal wall’s thick layers of connective tissue, and drain into the deep inguinal lymph nodes.

The tubes are called lymph vessels or lymphatic vessels. They start as tiny tubes in the body tissues and join up to form bigger lymph vessels in the chest and abdomen. Along the lymph vessels are ...

Uncommon side effects, which may affect up to one in 100 people, include feeling dizzy, decreased appetite, abdominal pain, enlarged lymph nodes, excessive sweating, itchy skin or a rash.

They then injected the cells into abdominal lymph nodes. All six animals were able to regain normal liver functions, they reported. When they examined the lymph nodes, ...

Hepatocytes -- the chief functional cells of the liver -- are natural regenerators, and the lymph nodes serve as a nurturing place where they can multiply. In a new study published online and ...

A recent AIIMS, Delhi study reveals that removing specific lymph nodes from the pelvis and abdomen significantly improves survival rates for women with advanced ovarian cancer. The research ...

Taking the nodes out reduces the risk of your cancer coming back in the future. It also tells your doctor how well chemotherapy has worked, and gives them more information about how far your cancer ...