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2. Cervical lymphadenopathy - Wikipedia

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   Lymph nodes may become enlarged in malignant disease. This cervical lymphadenopathy may be reactive or metastatic. [1] Alternatively, enlarged lymph nodes may represent a primary malignancy of the lymphatic system itself, such as lymphoma (both Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's), [6] lymphocytic leukemia, [1] Lymphadenopathy that lasts less than two weeks or more than one year with no progressive ...

3. Lymphadenopathy - Wikipedia

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   Infectious lymphadenitis affecting lymph nodes in the neck is often called scrofula. Lymphadenopathy is a common and nonspecific sign . Common causes include infections (from minor causes such as the common cold and post-vaccination swelling to serious ones such as HIV/AIDS ), autoimmune diseases , and cancer .

4. Epstein–Barr virus–associated lymphoproliferative diseases

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   Besides pain at the ulcer site and local tissue destruction (which may be severe), individuals with EBV+ mucocutaneous ulcer are symptomless and lack lymphadenopathy (i.e. enlarged and painful lymph nodes), involvement in other tissues, or B symptoms. However, ulcers in the gastrointestinal tract may present with a variety of abdominal symptoms ...

5. Man, 57, dismissed a growing lump on his neck. It was a sign ...

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   After having chronic sinus problems, Glenn Moog noticed a little bump on his neck. He thought his lymph nodes had become swollen. About five months after noticing it, he visited his doctor.

6. Mycobacterial cervical lymphadenitis - Wikipedia

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   The term 'cervical' refers to the cervical lymph nodes in the neck; it is unrelated to the cervix. The alternative name scrofula comes from the medieval Latin scrōfula , diminutive of scrōfa , meaning brood sow , because swine were supposed to be subject to the complaint, [ citation needed ] or because the line of elevated lymph nodes was ...

7. Cervical lymph nodes - Wikipedia

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   Involvement of the cervical lymph nodes with metastatic cancer is the single most important prognostic factor in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and may be associated with a halving of survival. Where the cancer has penetrated the capsule of the lymph gland (extracapsular extension) survival may be decreased by a further 50%.

8. ‘Doctors Dismissed My Chronic Cough As Allergies. It Was ...

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   Eventually, a lymph node in my armpit became so enlarged that it was noticeable and uncomfortable. I saw yet another primary care doctor, who theorized that it was a cyst and that it could be ...

9. Bubo - Wikipedia

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   Buboes are a symptom of bubonic plague and occur as painful swellings in the thighs, neck, groin or armpits. [2] They are caused by Yersinia pestis bacteria spreading from flea bites through the bloodstream to the lymph nodes, where the bacteria replicate, causing the nodes to swell. [3]