Swollen glands in the neck are swollen lymph nodes and often mean your body is fighting an infection. Causes include viruses, bacteria, autoimmune disorders, and more.

Swollen lymph nodes themselves are not hereditary, but certain conditions that cause swollen lymph nodes in the neck can be genetic. Familial Rosai-Dorfman disease, which directly affects lymph ...

Swollen lymph nodes, or swollen glands, in the neck may indicate an infection. They can also occur due to a medical condition, such as an immune disorder or, less commonly, cancer. Treatment can ...

You might have surgery to remove lymph nodes in your neck. This is usually if there is a chance that the cancer might have spread there. The lymph nodes are part of the lymphatic system. Cancer cells ...

Surgery to remove the lymph nodes in your neck. Cancers of the mouth and oropharynx can spread to lymph nodes in your neck. Your surgeon might remove some or all of the lymph nodes in your neck. Why ...

The neck contains many lymph nodes, with more than 300 in the head and neck area. Clusters of nodes sit around the ear, under the jaw and chin, and down either side of the neck.

Head and neck cancer is a general term that refers to a wide range of malignant growths that occur in or around the throat, ...

I first noticed a swollen neck gland in my daughter's neck when she was just 6 weeks old. This gland is more than 1cm wide. She is now 11 months old, and this gland remains as large. She also has ...

I hope that you can give me some advice. A couple of weeks ago I woke up with swollen neck glands, that were pretty sore. After two days they had gone down and back to normal. Then last Friday night I ...