A pea-sized lump in your neck is usually a swollen lymph node. It’s most often a sign you’re fighting an infection, but could a a sebaceous cyst or a result of an insect bite or sting. The appearance ...

When Nina Berlingeri, then 28, spotted a lump on the right side of her neck in December 2020, she thought a recent illness caused an inflamed lymph node. “I actually dismissed that, unfortunately ...

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 ...

Medically reviewed by William Truswell, MD Knowing the signs and symptoms of tonsil cancer can help ensure an early diagnosis and treatment.Tonsil cancer symptoms include a persistent sore throat, ...

Swollen lymph nodes can be a sign of inflammation due to an infection. Medications can often provide relief, but natural remedies, such as basil, apple cider vinegar, and chamomile tea, may help treat ...

A mum said doctors dismissed her symptoms as anxiety for 10 years before she received a devastating diagnosis. Tameika ...

Lymph node metastasis occurs in "metastatic" lymph nodes, lymph nodes that have been infected by cancer from elsewhere in the body. A part of the immune system, lymph nodes are tiny ovals placed ...

Routinely removing lymph nodes in the neck of patients with thyroid cancer may help prevent the disease from recurring, according to a new study (Surgery, December 2011, Vol. 150:6, pp. 1048-1057).

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 ...

Some people who recently got a booster dose of Covid-19 vaccine are noticing swollen lymph nodes. Don’t panic, doctors say. Swollen lymph nodes caused by vaccination are temporary, harmless and a sign ...

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 ...