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2. List of lymph nodes of the human body - Wikipedia

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   Lymph nodes of the lungs: The lymph is drained from the lung tissue through subsegmental, segmental, lobar and interlobar lymph nodes to the hilar lymph nodes, which are located around the hilum (the pedicle, which attaches the lung to the mediastinal structures, containing the pulmonary artery, the pulmonary veins, the main bronchus for each side, some vegetative nerves and the lymphatics) of ...

3. Lymph node - Wikipedia

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   Lymph nodes become inflamed or enlarged in various diseases, which may range from trivial throat infections to life-threatening cancers. The condition of lymph nodes is very important in cancer staging, which decides the treatment to be used and determines the prognosis. Lymphadenopathy refers to glands that are enlarged or swollen. When ...

4. Lymphatic system - Wikipedia

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   A lymph node showing afferent and efferent lymphatic vessels Regional lymph nodes. A lymph node is an organized collection of lymphoid tissue, through which the lymph passes on its way back to the blood. Lymph nodes are located at intervals along the lymphatic system.

5. Central lymph nodes - Wikipedia

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   Cubital lymph nodes (not part of the lymph node drainage of the breast) Superficial axillary (low axillary) Deep axillary lymph nodes; Brachial axillary lymph nodes; Interpectoral axillary lymph nodes (Rotter nodes) Paramammary or intramammary lymph nodes; Parasternal lymph nodes (internal mammary nodes)

6. Lymph - Wikipedia

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   Lymph returns proteins and excess interstitial fluid to the bloodstream. Lymph also transports fats from the digestive system (beginning in the lacteals) to the blood via chylomicrons. Bacteria may enter the lymph channels and be transported to lymph nodes, where the bacteria are destroyed. Metastatic cancer cells can also be transported via lymph.

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   Doctors added nine weeks of chemotherapy before a second surgery to remove his inflamed lymph nodes. “Everything came back clear from the second surgery,” Niemi says. “We got the cancer-free ...

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   Later, the person’s lymph nodes near the original scratch or bite can become swollen, tender or painful." Typically, people recover from CSD without treatment but may need antibiotics.

9. Hepatic lymph nodes - Wikipedia

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   Visceral nodes of the abdominal cavity. The hepatic lymph nodes consist of the following groups: (a) hepatic, on the stem of the hepatic artery, and extending upward along the common bile duct, between the two layers of the lesser omentum, as far as the porta hepatis; the cystic gland, a member of this group, is placed near the neck of the gall-bladder;