From May 2000 until May 2003, 40 male and 10 female patients with previously untreated squamous cell carcinomas of the upper aerodigestive tract were included in this study. The study was conducted in ...

Cancer that starts in the lymph nodes is lymphoma. Cancer may also spread from other areas of the body to various lymph nodes, including the neck. Swollen lymph nodes are usually due to a cause other ...

Swollen lymph nodes in your neck often mean that your body is fighting an infection. See a doctor if you have painful, swollen lymph nodes or if they persist for weeks or worsen. You can treat swollen ...

A new imaging dye, already approved for lymph node mapping in breast cancer and melanoma, is useful in patients with head and neck cancer, according to a new study. When used in conjunction with ...

Phase III Study of Gemcitabine and Cisplatin With or Without Aprinocarsen, a Protein Kinase C-Alpha Antisense Oligonucleotide, in Patients With Advanced-Stage Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Five hundred ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 72-year-old woman in good health, generally. Three months ago, I woke one morning with a very sore neck that I attributed to "sleeping wrong." As I massaged it, I found a firm ...

Here, Physician Editor Kathryn Schwarzenberger, MD, FAAD, talks with Christian L. Baum, MD, FAAD, from the Mayo Clinic, about his Dermatologic Surgery paper, "Outcomes of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . An 8-year-old girl was seen for right-sided neck pain and an underlying lymph node measuring 2.5 cm with ...

You have more than 300 lymph nodes in your head and neck. Cancer can either start in these lymph nodes or spread there from other body parts. Symptoms include swelling, fever, and night sweats. Share ...

Maggie O’Neill is a health writer and reporter based in New York who specializes in covering medical research and emerging wellness trends, with a focus on cancer and addiction. Prior to her time at ...